People fear new homes proposed near a reaction ground may 'destroy' the local beauty spot. Neighbours also say Lambley Lane, where 24 houses are planned behind the Lambley Lane Recreation Ground in Gedling, is 'like the M1' because of busy traffic.
Graham Lee, 53, who lives in Gedling Village and walks his dogs on the Lambley Lane Recreation Ground next to the site earmarked for development, expressed concerns. He explained he was worried about how placing more houses nearby would affect the recreation ground. He said: "I just think putting houses that close will destroy the park."
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Speaking about wider congestion issues, he added: "Along with the other new houses the traffic will be horrendous, at some times Lambley Lane is like the M1 now. I come to the park everyday almost and would hate houses to come closer.
"I don't mind Chase Farm because it's not encroaching on the park but I'm concerned about the new houses rolling on and on until we have nothing left but houses." The courier, who has lived in Gedling all of his life, added: "I just really hope that it stops at 24 houses and doesn't just fill in all the green space.
"I grew up here and played on these fields. You can't really stop people from building houses but we seem to have had a lot of house building recently."
Chase Farm, a development where eventually more than 1,000 new homes are expected to be built, has already seen hundreds of homes built nearby. And work preparing for the opening of the Colliery Way bypass, formerly known as the Gedling Access Road, has also been ongoing in the area.
The progress of the long-awaited bypass is key to the submission of plans for the final phase of homes at Chase Farm, that's transformed the old Gedling pit site.
Sharon Wormall, 62, who is a care assistant and lives in nearby Spring Lane, said there were enough houses being built already in the area. "I would have thought that there were enough," she said.
"There's a balance to be found as people need homes but I don't want them to enclose the park. But they are building on everything with some of the big estates going on, like the one here [Chase Farm] and off Colwick Loop Road.
"Hopefully the access road will help with traffic when it happens but I think it might move traffic elsewhere. I am sure the new houses will make Lambley Lane more busy."
The borough of Gedling has seen a significant amount of development recently. More than 800 homes are expected to be built at the Rivendell estate, between Netherfield and Stoke Bardolph, off the A612 Colwick Loop Road.
The long-awaited £49 million Colliery Way project is due to fully open on March 22. Leslie South, 80, who is retired and lives in Gedling, said the prospect of more new homes was "inevitable".
"Generally I don't like the idea of any encroachment on the park but I cannot see it not happening due to the investment that has been put into the road [Colliery Way]," she said. "This road [Lambley Lane] is already like the M1 with the new access road so I doubt more construction will make it less busy. But we will just have to accept it."
In a planning document, Armstrong Burton Group, on behalf of Keepmoat Homes, said: "The scheme creates a well-designed neighbourhood with various housing types that reflect local housing need and market demand. The homes are designed to be inclusive and to meet the changing needs of people of all ages.
"The housing mix provided includes open market house types, shared ownership and rented units. Units are a mix of detached, semidetached and terraced units.
"In summary, the proposal would make provision of 24 dwellings, and make a positive, reliable contribution to housing land supply."
The planning application is currently pending consideration by Gedling Borough Council.
