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Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

Awaiting decision Gravesham 20260239

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 20260239

Application record

Reference
20260239
Status
Approval of Non-material amendment
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Postcode
DA12 4LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20260238 Granted

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans), condition 10 (Noise Assessment), condition 19 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) part iii, 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.

    Decided 1 Jun 2026
  • 20251198 Granted

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    Application for the approval of condition 5 (part a, b and c) attached to planning reference number 20221293 relating to a strategy to deal with the potential risks associated with any contamination of the site.

    Decided 22 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 20251199 Granted

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of use of permitted development rights to install electronic communications apparatus and development ancillary to radio equipment housing.

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Telecoms
  • 20251170 Granted

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    Application for the approval of condition 4 (Foul Water Strategy) and condition 6 (Surface Water Strategy) attached to planning reference number 20221293.

    Decided 19 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 20251171 Granted

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    Application for the approval of condition 7 attached to planning reference number 20221293 relating to arboricultural impact assessment and arboricultural method statement.

    Decided 7 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 20251172 Granted

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    Application for the approval of condition 3 attached to planning reference number 20221293 relating to a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)

    Decided 5 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 20251157 Awaiting decision

    Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    Application for the approval of condition 8 (Archaeology) attached to planning reference number 20260238.

    Submitted 14 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Gravesham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gravesham's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Gravesham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    20260238 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 0m away

    Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans), condition 10 (Noise Assessment), condition 19 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) part iii, 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.

    Granted Demolition
  • 250 Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    20210777 Submitted 17 Jun 2021 14m away

    Erection of two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear and front extensions, and conversion of garage into a habitable room.

    Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
    Small domestic
  • Communication Station Opposite Leander Drive Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    20251087 Submitted 22 Oct 2025 56m away

    The Electronic Telecommunications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of removal and replacement of 3no. antennas, removal of 2no. RFC5906 cabinets, 1no. komodo cabinet and 1 no. APM5930 cabinet, installation of 1no. bowler cabinet and 1no. RBS6130 cabinet, ancillary development.

    Granted Telecoms 4 docs
  • 268 Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LQ

    20230105 Submitted 7 Feb 2023 126m away

    Single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.0 metres, maximum height of 3.20 metres and eaves height of 2.90 metres.

    Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • 1 Cambria Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4NJ

    20251285 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 136m away

    Installation of a vehicle crossover and creation of hardstanding.

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
  • Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG

    20251198 Submitted 25 Nov 2025 171m away

    Application for the approval of condition 5 (part a, b and c) attached to planning reference number 20221293 relating to a strategy to deal with the potential risks associated with any contamination of the site.

    Granted Conditions 13 docs