RESIDENTS in Woolavington have expressed their concerns over a potential 125 home plan for the village.
More than a dozen residents attended the Woolavington Parish Council meeting last night (Tuesday, May 8) after it emerged Gladman Developments submitted a 'screening opinion' application for a 125 home development on land off Cossington Lane.
Chairman of Woolavington Parish Council, Cllr Alan Sharp, made it clear that because at this stage this was just a request in regards to whether an environmental survey should be carried out and not a formal application, the council was unable to comment but could listen to residents' concerns.
The gathered members of public raised a variety of points relating to traffic, overdevelopment and infrastructure.
One resident said: "I do not think this is feasible - Woolavington cannot cope with this number of houses.
"We already have traffic issues at the top of Cossington Lane."
Another said: "It feels like we are being steamrollered."
Southfield Close resident Doris Marsh said: "They want two or three storey homes which will be overlooking the nearby bungalows and change the Woolavington skyline.
"Cossington Lane will become a bottleneck. There is no way it can support that much extra traffic."
Fellow resident Chrissie Cottle added: "There is nowhere for them to widen the road.
"It strikes me as total greed, I do not think they have the best interests of the community at heart."
The screening opinion application can be viewed on Sedgemoor District Council’s website., search for application 54/18/00006.
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