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A planning blueprint that will pave the way for 11,000 homes in a Kent district has been agreed – and includes redevelopment of a former colliery. Dover District Council’s Local Plan contains proposals for major housing developments in Dover, Deal and Sandwich over the next 16 years. The council met last month to formally adopt the plan, which has been put together by the Labour administration that took control of the authority last year. The majority of the new housing development will be in Dover and Whitfield, including 2,200 for the Whitfield Urban Expansion, which is the single largest sc…