Residents concerned over plans to build 1,300 homes across 80 hectares of farmland near their village are being invited to discuss the proposal. East Malling Trust is behind the scheme, for fields between Kiln Barn Road and Hermitage Lane in Ditton and East Malling. The charity – which carries out research on crops and plants – also talks of a new village centre with a primary school; commercial, community and employment plots; a total of 29 hectares of public open space, to include a 2.5 hectare community park, plus children’s play areas (planning application number 24/00372). There are also …