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Controversial plans to demolish a 40-year-old leisure complex could see it transformed into more than 300 homes with a medical centre, hotel and a new town square. An “in-principle” decision was made to knock down the Angel Centre in the heart of Tonbridge in December. Cabinet members at Tonbridge and Malling council deemed the site in Angel Lane wasn’t up to standard and it would cost too much to fix. Built in 1981, it was proposed the centre – which is expected to lose £265,000 this year – be demolished and a new multi-million pound venue built elsewhere. However, hundreds of people joined a…

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