GILLINGHAM

Plans to extend King Charles Hotel in Gillingham approved

25 July 2024In Gillingham1 Minutes
Proposed view of King Charles Hotel from Brompton Road. Photo: Hay Architects

Medway Council has approved plans to extend King Charles Hotel in Gillingham.

The three-star hotel in Brompton Road will be raised by a storey to create 24 extra rooms, taking the total number to 121.

A 1,170-capacity conference venue is also set to be built on the site of Excalibur Nightclub, next to the hotel.

Current view of King Charles Hotel. Photo: Google Maps

The popular nightclub, which shut in 1998, was demolished in 2019 and the site has been empty since.

The conference venue has been designed with “military inspired architecture” and will feature a main hall with stage, meeting rooms and catering facilities.

Other improvements will include landscaping, car park upgrades and a new waiting area for coaches and taxis.

Current view of the Excalibur Nightclub site. Photo: Google Maps
Proposed view of conference centre on the Excalibur Nightclub site. Photo: Hay Architects

Previous plans to build a block of 53 flats and a rooftop hotel extension were refused in 2020.

King Charles Hotel was built in 1948 as a Naval, Army and Air Force Institution (NAAFI) club for workers of the nearby barracks and dockyard.

The NAAFI club closed in 1962 and later became the King Charles Hotel in 1980.