PLANS to build 160 homes near Worcester have drawn more than 100 objections from locals.

The application, which includes 64 affordable homes, on land off Station Road, Fernhill Heath, would cause too much traffic and damage greenbelt land, the complaints say.

Developer Lovell Partnerships and Walsall Housing Group have made plans for more than 300 parking and garage spaces and locals are worried the increase of cars on Station Road and surrounding country lanes will be dangerous.

Opposition to the plans includes loss of ‘valued’ countryside, the destruction of wildlife and habitats and the detrimental effect more homes will have on services including doctors, pharmacies, dentists, schools and local transport links.

Victoria Wyatt-Wright, of Ladywood Road, in Martin Hussingtree, said: “The site is not within the South Worcestershire Development Plan for allocated housing and with so many new houses already being built in Salwarpe and Fernhill Heath surely a further 160 houses is not desirable or needed.

“The impact of circa 300 additional cars would result in a dangerous level of traffic onto a country lane which will not be able to cope; popular with horse-riders, dog walkers, runners and cyclists and being so narrow with such an increased level of traffic will render it dangerous.”

Liz Tyler said: “As a resident on Station Road I can’t see how the access road can possibly absorb yet more traffic that the proposal will bring.”

Joy Young, of Balmoral Close in Fernhill Heath, said: The siting of the development is ill-considered due to the additional volumes of traffic that will need to access the area.

“Station Road is already a rat-run due to the volumes of new build in recent years, and to increase the volume of vehicles by 200 to 300 will be detrimental to the resident’s health and wellbeing.

“Access to the A38 is already compromised and will be dangerous for anyone in the Station Road vicinity on a daily basis.”

An application for 120 homes in nearby Dilmore Lane was approved by district council planners in 2016.