Villagers fear they are at risk of being “swallowed up” by huge developments as plans have emerged for 625 homes behind a football stadium. Residents living in Kingsnorth, Ashford, are already braced for scores of new homes in the area, including the nearby Chilmington Green ‘garden town’ of 5,750 properties. Now, Pentland Homes has earmarked a 102-acre plot off Steeds Lane for development – just a stone’s throw from Ashford United’s Homelands Stadium. The company has lodged a screening opinion document with Ashford Borough Council (ABC), which marks the first step of the planning process. It …