Thirteen new homes protected by a security gate are proposed to replace an empty care home. Forty-bed Grove Villa, in Deal, was closed in 2019 after being rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission. Three years later, in September 2022, Impact Developments Ltd sought permission from Dover District Council (DDC) to flatten the residential home off Mill Road and erect 28 homes in its place. But that original bid divided residents \- with 96 writing to DDC to back it and another 90 writing letters of objection – and it was eventually voted down by the planning committee. Now, the developer…