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Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

20260238Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 1 June 2026

Council decision: Permitted33 conditions

Proposal

Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans), condition 10 (Noise Assessment), condition 19 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) part iii, condition 23 (Noise Assessment), condition 34 (Energy Efficiency) and removal of condition 13 (Play Equipment) attached to planning permission reference number 20221293 for Demolition of the existing Cascades Leisure Centre and public house and redevelopment of the site to provide a new leisure centre with community pool, leisure water, cafe, soft play, 'clip n climb' facility, a six court sports hall, fitness suite, spin studio, 2 no. fitness studios, 2 no. squash courts, a new tennis/netball court, improvements to the existing play area, landscaping across the site and associated car parking.

Received
3 March 2026
Public comments
14
Ward
Riverview Park
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target1 Jun
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 83 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Riverview Park. We hold 1,496 applications in total for the DA12 postcode area.

74% of full applications at Gravesham Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DA12 4LG
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non-Parish Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 April 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Consultation end
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
31 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026
Target decision date
1 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
The Minster Building 21 Mincing Lane London EC3R 7AG

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Alison Webster
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
10 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14637878
Documents
46
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Nov

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20260238

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment20261060
  2. 2026
    3 Mar

    Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans), condition 10 (Noise Assessment), condition 19…

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20260238
  3. 2026
    3 Mar

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20221293

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongside20260239

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