A survey carried out on a town landmark has revealed there has been significant movement to one of the external walls.

We reported in June how Swale council had ordered a report be carried out on the water tower in Sheerness and now it has been done there is unlikely to be any more news for some time.

The survey followed the launch of the Trinity Road Development Brief which aimed to revamp the whole area, including the former Alldays store, empty council offices (now occupied by Restoration Youth), car park and Island Partnership.

But since the council revealed its plans and a public consultation took place, there had been no suggestion about what might happen.

The survey of the 150-year-old building also recorded that the large amount of bird mess inside will need clearing up.

To move the project forward, the council is working with the landowner and looking at various options.

These include trying to secure wider heritage funding for the whole town, including the site, and also the possibility of approaching other developers to see if they would be interested in taking on the water tower.

Whatever decision is made is likely to be the subject of another public consultation.

Swale council spent £15,000 to get consultants DesignScape to come up with three options on how to develop the site.

Ideas included rebuilding part of the water tower and turning it into a community venue, pop-up shops and a public square.

A spokesman said: “We are still considering a number of options to renovate the area in Trinity Road, this includes looking at wider heritage funding opportunities for Sheerness town centre.

“The Trinity Road project will unfortunately take some time before we are able to see any developments.

“In the meantime, Restoration Youth continue to develop the old council offices for the local community, and members and officers continue to work to move the development project forward.”