by Sam Lennon

Modern architecture has claimed another headline: this time it's the design for a pavilion being created in a Kent town, which has been branded a “dog’s dinner” and “daft”.

Other councillors in Ashford described it as “anarchic and in disarray” and a “Picasso design”.

The pavilion is part of a road being driven from the railway station towards the A28 at Great Chart.

A public space called Victoria Square will be created as part of the work and it is the pavilion for the site which has attracted the adverse comment.

Members of Ashford’s Joint Transportation Board (JTB) roundly criticised the design.

Cllr Gerry Clarkson (Con) said of the pavilion: “I do think it’s like a dog’s dinner. It seems to be a bit daft.”

Cllr Bernard Heyes (Con) said: “The pavilion’s architecture seems anarchic, if not in disarray.”

Ashford council leader Paul Clokie said: “The pavilion looks like it has been designed by Picasso.”

An artist’s impression of the pavilion was provided in a report for the committee, made of members of Kent County Council and Ashford Borough Council.

But the report said that the detailed design was still being developed to refine it and to establish costs.

Councillors agreed to accept the report but raise their concerns about the pavilion.

Victoria Square will be created next to Victoria Road Primary School and will provide a shelter for parents waiting to collect their children from school. It could also be used as a waiting area for the future Smartlink bus service.

The whole Victoria Way project is expected to be finished by 2021 and is estimated to cost £16.5 million, with the government financing it.

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