A new clubhouse will offer views over the English Channel from its own roof top terrace.

Plans have been submitted for a new base for the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club (RCPYC) at Dover’s Western Docks, which have undergone major changes over the last few years.

CGIs of the proposal show a single-storey building with a flat roof, which will be accessed by members as a viewing platform.

It is planned for Clock Tower Square, in Union Street, where an existing building next to the Clock Tower will be converted and extended.

Application agent CAD Solution, of Eastry, said in a design, access and heritage statement: “The proposals allow the RCPYC to move to a new suitable location with a minimum of required rooms/areas for the club to continue to offer members a clubhouse venue.

“The extensions to the building allow the overall floor area to be adequate to suit the membership numbers when holding a function.”

The design of the exterior of the new building would match the recently built marina facility buildings, namely the Dover Sailing Club building, the Dover Marina office and public toilets.

Dover Harbour Board (DHB), management team for the Port of Dover authority, has submitted the application to Dover District Council.

The existing building is currently unused and has been offered by DHB to the RCPYC on a long lease basis as part of the relocation of the clubhouse.

This is as the lease of the club’s existing base in Waterloo Crescent, less than half a mile away, runs out.

Dover Western Docks and its immediate seafront area have transformed beyond recognition over the last few decades.

Changes particularly occurred since the hovercraft and catamaran services ended in the 2000s and were speeded up over the last decade by a massive redevelopment of the area.

This was through the £250 million Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) project, the Port of Dover’s single biggest investment.

That has included the opening of a new walkway, the Marina Pier in 2019, the Marina Curve, and Clock Tower Square in 2021.

DWDR ended last month with the infilling of Granville Dock with neighbouring waterways Tidal Basin and Wick Channel.

This is to make space for vehicles when they are checked when the new Entry/Exit System (EES) is launched, expected in 2025.

The Clock Tower itself was originally built in the 1870s as Granville Dock was being created.