Plans have been revealed for nine homes in a village near Workington.
Allerdale council has received an application for permission to build nine homes on land at Scots Croft in Bridgefoot prompting objections from villagers.
Cumbria County Council has submitted an outline planning application for the estate.
The county council’s planning statement said that nine was an early estimate for the number of homes.
It added: “The overall housing number is unknown at this stage. It is therefore possible that, in light of the pure outline form of this application, the final scheme may deliver more then nine units.”
Nevertheless, Cumbria County Council said that the development will be built “to a reasonable and appropriate size in accordance with the local context”.
The two-storey homes would be four-bedroom and the proposals would see three terraced homes, four semi-detached houses and two detached homes.
The authority said that the combined villages of Bridgefoot and Little Clifton had around 445 homes, so the proposed development would see a two per cent increase in the village’s scale.
But villagers, who have sent a letter to Allerdale council, said they were concerned about the impact the development would have on the village – including extra traffic, flooding, waste disposal, lack of amenities and say the area is the last green space in the village.
It said: “Each unit will have an adequate number of parking spaces as set out in Cumbria design manual for highways, which indicates parking requirements for less than 10 properties need only be two per property.”
Explaining early plans for the layout, the county council said: “As this is an outline planning application, specific details would be agreed at reserved matters stage.
“The layout of the indicative scheme, however, takes the form of terraced, semi-detached and detached housing which has been staggered so the buildings are not regimented to emulate that of the existing development, particularly Scots Croft and Sycamore Garth and other surrounding streets.
“Access to the site will be from Fell View to the west of the site.”
It added that care has been taken to ensure that traffic issues are not caused by the new homes.
The council’s planning statement said: “The vehicular entrance to the site is proposed off Fell View road to the west of the development site.
“This location facilitates sufficient visibility in both directions, ensuring the safety of vehicles entering and exiting the site.”
