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Residents fear a village that has remained unchanged “since Victorian days” will be swamped by traffic if plans to install more beach huts go ahead. Dover District Council (DDC) wants to add 33 more huts to Kingsdown, near Deal, where 23 of the wooden sheds are already in place. But residents say the area, which has a number of narrow roads, will not be able to cope with the extra cars from visitors heading to the seafront. About 100 neighbours attended a public meeting at their village hall last week to discuss the proposal, which is set to cost £130,000. Villager Elizabeth Monk, 92, says it …

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