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Dover
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any CT postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Dover
- 6planning applications this week
- 174.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 179.9p
- 29hygiene scores this month
- 3,192local businesses listed
- 22food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Approved: Demolition at Driftwood 78 Wellington Parade Walmer
Erection of a garage with solar panels to roof (existing garage to be demolished)
Driftwood 78 Wellington Parade Walmer CT14 8AB -
Road closed: Gilford Road (Southern Water)
6 Oct to 9 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Gilford Road, Deal -
Rear extension at 20 The Close Lydden Dover
Erection of a rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.60m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m
20 The Close Lydden Dover CT15 7LD -
Road closed: Sandwich Road (Southern Water)
5 Oct to 7 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Sandwich Road, Knowlton
Dover in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
3,052crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£285kmiddle price, 421 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
81applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
31hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
51roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
174.9pcheapest unleadedat Asda Discovery Park Express Petrol · most around 179.9p · dearest 181.9p · 11 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
Charities
368charities based in DoverEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory3,192 shops, trades and services across Dover, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any CT postcode in Dover, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Dover too.