The owner of a Grade-II listed cottage wants heavy lorries banned from his village as his home has been hit a staggering eight times in a year.

Mark Kilbey says the large vehicles are a constant threat to the 16th century property in Wingham High Street, causing him worry, anger and frustration.

Watch: Interview with Mark Kilbey and footage of lorry hitting his home in 2018, one of 20 such strikes

And the latest incident happened just three hours after workmen had completed repairs from a previous collision.

Mr Kilbey says the only way to prevent future incidents is to prohibit the biggest lorries from coming through the village.

"The narrowest part of the High Street just cannot cope with these sorts of vehicles and the roads were not designed for them," he said.

"I bought the house in 2015 knowing it had been hit before, but I had no idea it would become this bad. I reckon it's been hit at least 20 times.

"But Saturday night took the biscuit. Our workmen had only just finished repairing and repainting when three hours later, a Polish lorry crunched into the property and we were back to square one.

"It's heartbreaking, but I've almost become numb to it now.

"My home has been dubbed the most-hit house in the country and I challenge anyone to find one which has suffered like mine."

Mark, a former police officer who runs the Take-Off mental health charity in Canterbury , says it costs an average of £5,000 a time to make the repairs and he is often left dealing with foreign insurance companies.

The latest incident resulted in the Polish driver being fined £100 on the spot for careless driving by police, who were called to the scene.

The property is sited opposite the entrance to Staple Road and most of the incidents occur when the bigger lorries attempt to turn right.

"Quite honestly, lorries of this size shouldn't be coming through the village because a lot of school children have to use this section of road and the narrow pavements, and it's dangerous," he says.

Mr Kilbey, who lives with his partner Sally Passmore, says he has had numerous "fruitless" discussions with Kent County Council (KCC) about the problem.

"I've got nowhere with them," he said. "They just say they are monitoring the situation, but I think they just consider my property is expendable because any alternative or remedial measures are just too expensive.

"It's such a shame because it's one of the oldest homes in the village, but can't seem to survive the modern era."

A KCC spokesman said: "We very much sympathise with Mr Kilbey but unfortunately this is difficult for KCC to resolve as a highways authority.

"In 2018, KCC looked to identify the destinations of the offending vehicles and the HGVs involved were not just driving through the village, these are vehicles making legitimate deliveries to or collections from local businesses.

"Whilst the majority of HGVs using this junction do so without incident, we acknowledge that the errant few are misjudging the turning and causing damage to property and distress to residents.

"There is no possibility of altering the road layout and we have discussed with businesses about re-routing their vehicles where possible.

"The businesses all use an informal one-way system where they enter Staple Road from the B2046 and leave via two other country lanes."

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