Councillors are expected to discuss a long-delayed town centre development behind closed doors.

The press and public are likely to be banned from attending a meeting where the plan to build flats on Queen Street public car park in Chatham, first mooted in 2014, will be discussed.

Developers Creval (Chatham) Ltd proposed building four blocks between four and eight storeys on the site, providing 179 apartments.

Medway councillors unanimously gave the plans the go-ahead in February last year, but the plans have yet to come to fruition.

Medway Labour Group leader and ward councillor Vince Maple confirmed to the Local Democracy Reporting Service how they were seeking to 'call-in' an update on the development, but did not say why.

Call-ins allow councillors to intervene when they feel a decision being made by the executive needs to be revisited or changed.

The discussion is due to take place next Tuesday during a meeting of the council's business support overview and scrutiny committee.

However, members of the public and press will likely not be able to listen in as councillors will be asked whether to support having the meeting behind closed doors.

When asked for an update on the development, Medway Council advised planning permission was approved subject to a number of conditions, including how it should begin within three years.

The architects behind the plans, BRL Architects, declined to comment on behalf of their clients.

Meanwhile, a decision has not been reached on whether to go ahead with the affordable housing element of the development.

Last August, Medway Council's development arm, Medway Development Company, applied to build 45 affordable flats on the opposite side of the road to the car park, but this has yet to be decided.

The site is currently owned by mhs homes and includes six houses which are planned to be demolished.