Chilmington Green

Coordinates: 51°07′48″N 0°49′58″E / 51.13°N 0.8327°E / 51.13; 0.8327

Chilmington Green
Chilmington Green  Chilmington Green shown within Kent
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Ashford
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Chilmington Green is a hamlet on the edge of the Kentish Weald comprising 10 listed buildings.

Ashford Borough Council is planning to build a new dormitory town of up to 7000 houses on 1000 acres of productive agricultural land around the hamlet.

The local residents are opposed to the plans and have launched a campaign to resist them.

The area home to numerous endangered species including great crested newts^[1], water voles^[2] and brown hares.

References

1. ^ Great Crested Newt Survey by Mr Mike Phillips, Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group (July 2010)
2. ^ Water Vole Survey by Dr Merryl Gelling, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Dept of Zoology, University of Oxford (June 2010)