Ambitious proposals to redevelop land once enjoyed by thousands of Victorian daytrippers has moved a step forward.

Plans to revive the riverside site known as Clifton Slipways, which was home to Gravesend West Street train station and a pier used to ferry passengers to waiting boats, have been submitted to Gravesham council.

Landowner Downriver Properties held several public exhibitions in December to gauge reactions from residents and businesses to the regeneration proposals.

Interested parties are now being invited to attend two further exhibitions on Friday and Saturday to see revised plans which the developers state have been improved after obtaining valuable feedback from the community.

The site incorporates land either side of West Street at the junction with Stuart Road, part of which was home to Gravesend West Street station.

Pleasure trippers arriving at the station would then cross, via a brick-built viaduct, to the iron pier which enabled passengers to board ferries and other boats to destinations further down river or across into Essex.

Part of the pier still stands but has fallen into disrepair and not been in use for decades.

As well as housing on both north and south sites, the plans include the pier's restoration with public access, a new footway and help for pedestrians along West Street, a new flood protection wall designed to provide river views and a riverside amenity area.

Should planning permission be approved, construction would begin within 12 and 18 months, with a further 18 months before completion.

The exhibitions will be held from 10am to 4pm on Friday and 2pm to 4pm on Saturday at Towncentric, St George's Square, Gravesend.