JD Wetherspoon wants to turn a disused pub into a “real ale, food and wine establishment”, complete with rooftop beer garden.

The pub giant has submitted a planning application to Medway Council to bring The Railway, Station Road, Rainham, back into use, but the proposal has received several objections from those living near the premises.

Mr Kemal, a resident of Tufton Road, wrote: “I cannot believe you are even thinking of having a roof-top garden running along my garden wall.

“Can you imagine the noise and disturbance this will cause us and other householders?”

He added: “My teenager’s room is directly overlooking this development. How dare you infringe on our privacy in such manner.”

His wife has also written to the council raising concerns about lack of light, antisocial behaviour, plans to create a bin store in the alleyway, and decrease in property value.

Another neighbour, James O’Brien said the area was a nightmare with the old pub and he and his son would be forced to move if the pub opens.

"Can you imagine the noise and disturbance this will cause us and other householders?" - Mr Kemal

The design statement said that the new roof would “shield any local residents”, while the more open aspects of the proposal are directed towards the railway line.

A garden on the ground floor will be a mixture of paving bricks, slabs and artificial lawn with pots and planting beds. There will also be a smoking shelter.

On the first floor, the outside seating area will have booth seating and potted plants secured behind a glass screen.

Wetherspoon’s recently purchased the premises which closed in 2012 after the owners, Sarumdale pub group, went bust.

In 2013, the boarded-up building was sold to an unknown buyer by administrators Begbies Traynor. The pub won planning permission in 2009 to build four one-bedroom flats in the back garden, but this expired in December 2012.

The pub giant has just spent £1.5 million expanding The Golden Lion in Rochester, and the a busy pub has become Medway’s newest hotel.

They purchased the premises next door, previously occupied by the Thai Four Two restaurant which has moved to a new location on the other side of the High Street.

The extension links up with the existing pub, meaning more space for customers and a bigger garden.

The area above the pub has been converted into nine en suite bedrooms, three double rooms and six twin rooms. They will also be able to cater for families, with rooms starting at £39 per night.

Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “We are delighted to have opened our new hotel in the town. It is already proving popular.

“We believe that it will be an asset to the pub and Rochester itself for many years to come.”

It is the chain’s 43rd hotel in the country and rooms come with complimentary tea, coffee and mineral water. Guests will also have access to free Wi-fi, a hair dryer, a television with freeview and ironing equipment.

The kitchen has been made bigger and the pub has been redecorated.

Wetherspoons also completed the purchase of The Old Post Office in Railway Street, Chatham, at the end of October but have yet to submit a planning application.

The company is still looking at acquiring a site in Gillingham after pulling out of a plan to buy former DIY shop Fads in Green Street.