A Colonel – or rather Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame has been ­suggested as a new resident in Park Wood.

The KFC suggestion might not seem so finger-licking good for those tasked with deciding what to include in the £34 million redevelopment though.

But it was one of many requests submitted in a consultation exercise run by Golding Homes.

­Others included a Subway sandwich shop and a skate park.

The social housing firm wants to demolish 234 homes and businesses off Wallis Avenue, and replace the estate with houses and a small shopping outlet.

A spokesman said there is strong support to keep existing businesses at the community parade, including a fish and chip shop, hairdressers and newsagents.

Chris Blundell, development director, said “We are pleased with the response to our ­regeneration plans.

"We are now looking at the results and will feed these into our plans before they are ­submitted to Maidstone council for planning permission in the coming months.”