Plans to build flats opposite a Tesco Express could get the go-ahead at a meeting tonight.

Proposals to transform the green space in Whitehill Road, Gravesend, have proved controversial amid concerns about congestion and parking.

An application was submitted by Southend-On-Sea-based company Breley Design Ltd last year.

It outlines a proposal for a two to three-storey building on the southern section of the green, opposite Whitehill Parade.

The block would consist of 14 flats of which 10 would have two bedrooms and four would have one bedroom.

The plans also include a new cafe on the ground floor and an extension of the Tesco Express car park by 25 spaces.

Each flat would be allocated a space and the remaining would be for customers of the convenience store and coffee shop.

The proposal also includes new play equipment and trees being planted to create a more functional park.

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A neighbour, whose name has been redacted on council documents, has written a letter objecting to the proposals due to a lack of parking in the area.

They said: “Inadequate spaces result in customers parking further down Whitehill Road, and inconsiderately parking across access roads and driveways on a regular basis.

“When lorries [for deliveries] are unable to park the road becomes blocked until customers move their vehicles.

“The high volume of traffic flow has increased the number of accidents happening over the last few months.”

Previous plans for the site have twice been rejected.

The first, submitted in 2018, had proposed the construction of a car park consisting of 27 spaces and was later rejected on appeal.

The second was sent to the council a year later and outlined the building of a three-storey block consisting of 12 flats and a 27-space car park.

That application was refused on the grounds it would result in a loss of green space and harm the character of the area.

The revised plans will be discussed at a Gravesham council planning meeting tonight (Wednesday, September 24).

Officers have recommended the decision be delegated to the Head of Planning, who should grant permission but only if the applicant agrees to certain conditions, including that the development is started within three years and Section 106 payments, to help support local facilities, are met.

People can share their views on the latest plans for the green space by visiting the council’s planning portal here.

Use the code 20230102.

Comments to the council will remain open until October 9.