The development is divided into two parts.

Up to 7,150 homes, a community space, a hotel, a new rubbish tip and primary and secondary schools are planned for the larger site surrounding Sittingbourne.

The smaller site, known as Teynham West, is expected to include up to 1,250 homes, including sheltered and special care accommodation, a primary school and the Bapchild section of a northern relief road, which is already in the local plan.

“The proposals are entirely suitable for the site in terms of land use, amount of development, access, layout and appearance,” a Quinn Estates spokesperson said.

However, the offer has received more than 700 letters of objection.

Carol Goatham, of Farm Fields & Fresh Air, said: “Our sewer works are already struggling, we know our GPs are already struggling.

“This proposal links seven outlying villages on the outskirts of Sittingbourne, between Sittingbourne and Teynham, and there is a rural way of life here.”

The Housing Secretary will have the final say on the plans and is expected to announce her decision in February.