Bosses behind a business park have put forward plans to build 112 homes on a car park, sparking fears of “extreme overdevelopment”.

The homes are earmarked for Discovery Park in Sandwich on a patch of land between Innovation Way and Monk’s Way.

It comes 10 years after outline plans for the wider development of the science park were first put forward and approved by Dover District Council.

But the application, which concentrates on matters including housing design, landscaping, road layout and materials, has not been universally welcomed.

Ash Parish Council says it “strongly objects” and called the scheme an "extreme overdevelopment" of the land.

The authority has raised concerns over the lack of green spaces and children’s play areas, and also says the application does not address issues with surface water drainage.

It also feels there is “inadequate parking” and has concerns about the lack of public transport.

Objector Anthony P Newman has also said: “How many more houses do we have to construct and overburden the logistics in Sandwich?”

If approved, the homes would be accessed via a new road junction which would be constructed off Monk’s Way.

The majority of the homes would be built on a field but a corner of the car park would also be set aside.

Documents by KSR Architects on behalf of Discovery Park show the homes would be a mix of terraced and semi-detached houses, each with a garden and driveway.

Some would be up to three storeys high.

The proposals for the masterplan of the wider redevelopment of the park were granted in 2015.

Since then a new Travelodge, petrol station and drive-thru have all been built.

A total of 500 homes have been proposed for the area.

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Discovery Park is a business centre that focuses on science and research, with Pfizer among those based there.

In November, staff at the pharmaceutical company were told their jobs were at risk when the firm announced 500 job cuts.

It came as Pfizer shared plans to close its experimental research division at its site in Kent.

The Pfizer lab was a significant centre of scientific breakthroughs – perhaps most notably in 1996 when it stumbled across what would become Viagra.