Locals in a sleepy village are rallying together to protest against proposals for a new housing estate that would see it become a 'small town'.
Residents in the quiet village of Upchurch in Kent - which has a population of less than 2,500 - are up in arms against a scheme to build 100 homes on an orchard, which they say would be a 'nightmare'.
They fear that, as there aren't many employment opportunities in the town, they could become a London commuter town with clogged-up roads and packed daily trains to the capital.
Developer Croudace Homes first revealed its proposals for Upchurch, which sits between Sittingbourne and Rainham at the mouth of the River Medway, during a consultation meeting in March.
It is set to submit the plans - which would cover an area larger than eight standard 11-a-side football pitches (13 acres) - to Swale Council this summer.
While the project is still in its 'early stages', the housebuilder says 30 of the new homes will be affordable, being priced below market value.
However, scores of enraged residents in the small village are so upset by the proposals that they've been putting up signs to protest against them.