Permission has been granted to demolish a Sikh temple to make way for flats.

Members of Gravesham Borough Council’s regulatory board met yesterday (Wednesday) at the civic centre to decide the fate of the Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Clarence Place, Gravesend.

The panel was unanimous in its decision to allow demolition and granted Thamesview Living permission to build 19 flats and two houses on the site.

But a further application which proposed converting the Guru Nanak Day Centre, in Clarence Place, has been deferred after representatives from neighbouring Hope Church raised some objections at the meeting. The fate of Cygnet House was also put on hold after the board deferred an application from HFHA Group Ltd asking for permission to convert the Windmill Street building into a 48 room hostel.

See next week’s Gravesend Messenger for full story. Out Thursday, August 6.