A multimillion-pound vision has been revealed for Maidstone as the council considers a cash boost to revamp more of the town centre.

The plans show Week Street and Gabriels Hill with new paving, extra greenery, artwork and public squares with benches.

A £3.1 million proposal, which has been on the cards since April, included Gabriels Hill but only modernising part of Week Street – from Fremlin Walk to Maidstone East.

Now officers are proposing to extend the project to cover the entire length of the street, which will add an extra £900,000 to the overall cost.

Members of the communities, housing and environment committee, met on Tuesday and gave their approval subject to some suggested changes to the variety of trees to be planted, but chairman Cllr Marion Ring (Con) insisted: “This is not our decision to make. Whether to spend an extra £900,000 must be the decision of the policy and resources committee.”

The first two stages of the project saw improvements to Jubilee Square and Remembrance Square on the High Street.

A similar aesthetic is included in artists’ impressions showcasing the latest designs created by landscape architects PRP and engineering contractor Conisbee.

New squares each with their own theme and benches could be created along the length of the two roads, for example at Week Street’s junction with Station Road and Brewer Street.

Paving will include granite and Kentish ragstone, and at various locations the designers want to include an historical timeline of key events in the County Town.

Some building facades could be covered in greenery and parts of Gabriels Hill could be restricted to pedestrians by putting in more street furniture.

Once the designs have gone through more borough council committees, the designs will go out for an eight-week public consultation and the results fed back to the designers.

Earlier this year, council leader Fran Wilson described the plans as exciting.

Maidstone East is also set to see improvements with the demolition of the Old Vic pub and a new station entrance created.

The policy and resources committee is due to consider the plans on Wednesday, April 26.