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A new cafe and welcome centre is set to become the first building to open at a closed-off 18th century fort. A planning application has been submitted as part of a gradual process to open up The Citadel at Dover’s Western Heights as a business and tourism site. Hotels, restaurants, art galleries, and music studios are all planned as part of the ambitious project, which is to be called‘The Little City’ and is estimated to cost £100 million. David de Min, chief executive of the site’s owners Dover Citadel Ltd, submitted plans for the Citadel Welcome Centre Cafe to Dover District Council (DDC) la…