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The Fitzwalter Arms pub will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 30th April 2026 for drinks only. Opening hours will be increased through May. The kitchen will be open later in May.

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There are four different road closures planned on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th November around the parish so that Kent County Council can carry out repairs. In all cases, closures are planned between 08:00 and 16:00 on these two dates. The closures are:

• The Street Goodnestone. There is no alternative route. Kent County Council will make every effort to maintain access wherever possible, although there may be periods when access is not possible.
• Saddlers Hill. The alternative route is via Cave Lane and Boyes Lane
• Rowling Road close to the Goodnestone to Chillenden road junction and near Copman’s Hall
• Rowling Road close to Elizabethan Cottage

Further details can be found on the roadworks.org website.

Goodnestone Parish Council now has its own website at https://www.goodnestone-pc.gov.uk/. All the content relating to the Parish Council, including agendas and minutes, has been removed from this website and can be found on the new website.

The Parish Council annual financial return for the financial year 2024/25 has been published on the Annual Financial Returns for Goodnestone Parish Council page on this website.

The ‘Notice of Public Rights‘ includes details of the rights of the public to inspect the accounts, ask questions or make objections.

An extraordinary meeting of Goodnestone Parish Council will take place on Wednesday 16th April at 8pm in Chillenden Village Hall

Note the later than usual start time of 8pm rather than 7.30pm.

The main item on the agenda concerns the Parish Council’s response to a planning proposal for the erection of 8 dwellings with associated access parking and landscaping north of Chillenden Village Hall, Goodnestone Road, Chillenden.

You can consult details of this planning application on the Dover District Council website.

Please attend the meeting if you have views on this development. If you are unable to attend, you can contact the clerk at goodnestonepcclerk@gmail.com.

To view the full agenda, please see the Parish Council Agendas and Minutes web page.

An extraordinary meeting of Goodnestone Parish Council will take place on Monday 2nd December at 7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall

The main item on the agenda concerns the Parish Council’s response to a variation to the planning request for the construction of 3 detached residential properties adjacent to Fitzwalters Meadow.

Please attend the meeting if you have views on this development. If you are unable to attend, you can contact the clerk at goodnestonepcclerk@gmail.com.

To view the full agenda, please see the Parish Council Agendas and Minutes web page. The agenda includes a reference to the Dover District Council planning application number. You can look up the details of the proposal online on their planning website.

At Dover Cruise Terminal 2 on Wednesday 11th September. For more information, see details of the Dover Jobs and Volunteering Fair on the Dover District Council website.

Dover District Council regularly makes grants available for community groups. The Community Impact Fund Winter Round is now open for community initiatives that have an impact on bridging the cost-of-living gap for the benefit of Dover residents. The deadline for applications in 5pm on Monday 30th September.

For details, or to apply for funding. Please see the Dover District Council Community Impact Fund web page.

The Parish Council annual financial return for the financial year 2023/24 has been published on the Annual Financial Returns for Goodnestone Parish Council page on this website.

The ‘Notice of Public Rights‘ includes details of the rights of the public to inspect the accounts or make objections.

An Extraordinary Meeting of Goodnestone Parish Council will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 1st May in All Saints Church, Chillenden (note the Church and not the Village Hall).

This is to discuss a planning proposal DOV/24/00259 concerning the erection of an agricultural building for the housing of cattle on agricultural land north of Station Road, Chillenden, CT3 1PP.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting and time will be given to allow members of the public to speak prior to the Parish Council discussion. The meeting agenda can be found on the Agendas and Minutes page.