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Plans for a £3 million makeover of an arcade that has been a destination for families for more than 40 years have been blocked. Jimmy G’s in The Promenade, Leysdown, was set to bring adventure golf, augmented reality darts, and a four-storey soft play area to the seaside. But Swale council have turned down the plans which also include a show bar and sun terrace restaurant that would have offered live entertainment. The authority refused the proposals which Godden Gaming submittedin January as the new building would “overshadow and overbear” a home in Grove Avenue, which backs onto the arcade. …

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