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Kent County Council had put forward a proposal for the off-motorway lorry park extending to some 50 hectares between junction 10 and 11 of the M20 and at the end of Church Lane , Aldington.

The public meetings will allow residents affected to air their concerns and to seek advice on what they can do to put pressure on Kent County Council and others to stop this proposal progressing further.

Saxon Shore Ward Cllr Peter Wood, who represents residents in the villages most affected: “Feelings against this lorry park are running high and residents are asking me ‘what can we do?’ Some residents have already begun writing to Kent County Council expressing their concern and dismay. We hope to encourage more and more residents to air their concerns.”

Michael Howard MP is to chair a public meeting for residents in Sellindge on Saturday 29 March at 4.00pm. A second public meeting in Aldington will follow immediately at 6.00pm. A third public meeting for the residents of Mersham will be held on 12 April at 6.00pm at Mersham Mountbatten Hall.