Plans include a 100-bed hotel on the boundary, a conference centre for 300 guests, a museum and hospitality boxes.

The club made a presentation to members on Tuesday, and it will be put to a public meeting on Thursday.

"The ground is looking a little bit tired so the prime concern is to develop a ground we can all be proud of," said chief executive Paul Millman.

"But secondarily [we want] to run it as a business that can provide us with revenue throughout the year and not just from 45 days of cricket.

"We'll use the funds we can get from the sale of the land to redevelop the ground; we will have to borrow some money and we're looking for grants as well."

We are building a ground that can be self-sufficient, whether or not we are allocated international matches Paul Millman Kent chief executive

The St Lawrence Ground is famous for its lime tree, situated inside the boundary.

Plans will not affect the playing area but an area behind the pavilion will be sold off for housing.

The venue has hosted four international matches over the last six years, including Australia's one-day game against Bangladesh last season.

But it has been overtaken by new grounds in Durham and Hampshire in the pecking order for allocation of top games.

However, Millman said: "If, as a by-product, we have a case to make for hosting one-day internationals then that is what we will do.