In May 2016 it was revealed that the land covered by the racecourse forms part of a plan to develop and build housing.

[4] It was on this course in 1975 that Lord Oaksey, the journalist and television commentator suffered serious injuries in a fall which ended his riding career.

Outdated facilities and the delay of a project to build houses on part of the site were given as the reasons for the closure.

However, in 2016 it was revealed that plans drawn up by Folkestone and Hythe Council include the racecourse area for building houses in a development known as Otterpool Garden Town.

Between 2013 and 2016, the venue hosted the War and Peace show, previously held at the Hop Farm at Beltring,[8] and featured in Netflix's Dark Tourism documentary series.

[9] The squadron based in a tented camp was equipped with Auster Mark IV single-engined liaison aircraft and used the racecourse to practise operations with local army units.

[9] On 12 July 1944 the squadron of 12 Austers escorted by a Supermarine Walrus rescue flying boat left Westenhanger for France.