Fresh plans have been put forward for the site of the former Battle of Britain pub, which was illegally destroyed.

The demolition of the popular Northfleet pub in October last year sparked outrage throughout the community - prompting protests and calls to force landowner JT Davies & Sons to rebuild it.

Gravesham council turned down the campaign group’s bid to have the pub listed as a community asset - and while plans to build 25 homes on the site were withdrawn in July, developers have now come forward with a fresh housing scheme.

The new application, submitted to Gravesham Council last week, proposes 20 homes on the site; including five four-bedroom houses, five three-bedroom houses, four one-bedroom flats, and six two bedroom flats. The development would include 35 parking spaces, refuse and cycle storage, private and communal gardens, and vehicle access on to New House Lane.

Tina Brooker, who has led the fight against development, remains outraged over the pub demolition and as determined as ever to battle the new plan.

"People are still angry about this because it was an unauthorised demolition," she said. "They seem to have forgotten that. People wanted their pub rebuilt.

"I wanted the council to take back the land and do a compulsory purchase - to do something for the public, but that was never going to happen.

"People are still commenting," she added. "They're saying they want some kind of memorial to the RAF pilots. The pilots built the first hut on the land, that was knocked down for the pub."

"It's awful. It's a loss and people are still feeling it."

Already looking for flaws in the updated plan, Mrs Brooker said parking spaces had been reduced since the previous application - from 44 to 35 - and that the developers had "got rid of some affordable homes and put some nice four bedroom houses in."

She also believed the entrance from the development onto New House Lane was too close to the junction with Coldharbour Road, which would cause problems with traffic and potentially hamper ambulances and fire engines from nearby emergency service stations.

"We're still angry," she added. "They tried to wait for the anger to die down, but we will be opposing it."

"They've reduced the proposal from 25 to 20 but I don't think it will be less condensed. Parking is still a real issue.

"I can see a lot of problems and it's the residents that suffer."

The Gravesend Messenger has approached Caldecotte Group, which represents JT Davies & Sons, for a comment.