This report has been commissioned in response to the proposed Terminal 2 port development at the Western Docks, Dover. This document is the first phase of a broader historic environment assessment. The report is intended to provide an historic environment baseline, upon which the subsequent impact assessments and mitigation proposals can be determined as an additional stand alone report. The study area used for this assessment extends beyond the boundaries of the development footprint to enable a more comprehensive assessment of the historic environment.The Western Docks area is of great historic significance, and the layout and extent of the docks has a clear continuity from the early development of a harbour to the west of previous town and harbour developments in the 16th century. There is a substantial known archaeological resource within the development footprint from the prehistoric period onwards.