Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number to allow amendment to the description of development to 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, a six court sports hall, fitness suite, spin studio, 2 no. fitness studios, a new tennis/netball court, landscaping across the site and associated car parking. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Gravesham Planning Committee on 5 May 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised that removing references to three facilities would be a non-material and acceptable change without additional neighbour impacts.
- The team leader explained that cost increases had led to proposals to remove the clip and climb facility, two squash courts and play-area improvements.
- The committee resolved to delegate permission to the Head of Planning.
Source: Plota analysis of Gravesham's committee minutes of 5 May 2026.
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- AmendmentApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20221293…This application20260239
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Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14637974
- Committee
- 5 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG
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
- 1 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2023
- Outcome
- Approved