A 90-home development on farmland would mean “concreting over the countryside” and spoiling residents’ views, say angry villagers.

About 100 people are fighting plans for the new estate at Cauldham Lane in Capel-le-Ferne, between Folkestone and Dover.

They say it would spoil the area and that the roads would not be able to cope with the extra amount of cars.

One disgruntled villager, Beryl Bracegirdle, told KentOnline: “I am totally opposed to it.

“It is concreting over the countryside and it would be horrendous.

“Everybody’s struggling to find a way to make the roads suitable and nobody can discover a way.”

Quinn Estates wants to build the new homes on a large field between Cauldham Lane and Capel Street and the land is earmarked for development in the district’s local plan.

A resident of Cauldham Lane is one of those whose rear garden backs directly onto the site.

He said: “There’s a great problem of drainage in the field behind me and those houses would probably be prone to flooding.

“Also, there are problems with water pressure up here so you can imagine all of that extra burden.

“That’s not allowing for the traffic going out to the main road. There are great problems with accidents that happen at the entrances to this area.”

Neighbour Steve Gray, who lives a couple of doors away, said: “Housing is necessary but I think they haven't taken into account the local area and what it will do to all the people who live along Cauldham Lane and even some of those in Capel Street.

“Most of us along this road bought our houses for the view. We would have 90 houses behind us.

“There is a big problem with the amenities in the village as a whole.

“The junction at Cauldham Lane and Capel Street is too tight. Roads around here are single track and we get problems quite frequently, particularly in the summer when the lorries are coming through to the local farm and for the harvest.”

David Evans, also of Cauldham Lane, said: "I think it's totally inappropriate. It’s not in keeping with the village.

“The infrastructure just isn't there.”

Dover District Council will consider the application which, by Wednesday, already faced 108 letters of objection in its planning portal and only one letter of support.

Capel-le-Ferne Parish Council points out that there is no post office or healthcare facilities in the village - and there is only one shop.

Diane Care wrote: “This is a wholly unreasonable application. The village status of Capel will be destroyed and the whole aesthetic of the village will be irrevocably changed for the worse.”

But resident Kevin Alden supported the application, saying on the portal: “This is well placed for the bus service and much needed for people who are looking to downsize and give up driving.”

Quinn Estates’ outline planning application is to build up to 90 homes, mostly houses, with some being affordable.

These would range from terraced to semi-detached and detached and the sizes of the homes would be one to four bedrooms.

The houses would be mostly two-storey.

The site is 4.55 hectares and 180 new parking spaces would be provided.

The development, over three phases, would be called Great Cauldham Park.

Up to 1.23 hectares of open space (27% of the site) is planned, plus tree-lined streets and a dedicated wildlife area.

The junction of Capel Street and the main B2011 New Dover Road would be improved.

There would be a new main access onto Capel Street with an emergency access and a pedestrian link to Cauldham Lane.

All homes are to have electric vehicle charging points and solar panels are to be provided.

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Quinn Estates, in the conclusion for its planning application to the council, says: “This proposal provides a tempered, low-density community extension of high-quality new homes, including affordable housing.

“This is an exemplary proposal offering a range of public benefits in excess of policy requirements.

“The application meets the requirements set out in local and national policy and will deliver a host of planning benefits of societal value which includes benefits to biodiversity with wildlife corridors/green buffers, public open space and tree-lined streets.”

KentOnline has asked Quinn Estates to directly respond to locals’ objections.