Villagers have branded controversial plans to build a winery “monstrous”, claiming it would be “taller than the Berlin Wall” and a “blot on the landscape”. The owner of Cobham House Vineyard has submitted his fourth application to see if prior approval is needed to erect the large-scale agriculture building on the land near Gravesend. Pallab Sengupta – who lives in Andorra – bought the almost 29-acre estate, off Gold Street, between Luddesdown and Sole Street, intending to harvest the grapes. Around 22 acres are used for growing vines meaning 61 tonnes of fruit is expected per year and 60,000 …
