Plans for 200 homes in Radcliffe-on-Trent have been approved despite serious flooding concerns.
The development was discussed at a Rushcliffe Borough Council planning committee meeting on Thursday, March 10.
The homes are planned for land off Nottingham Road in a field behind the RSPCA Radcliffe Animal Centre on the outskirts of Radcliffe-on-Trent.
Some Radcliffe-on-Trent residents recently told Nottinghamshire Live they felt the area was losing its village feel due to new developments there.
It is also proposed also to extend the 30mph speed limit on Nottingham Road, beyond the site access junctions, to assist with reducing vehicular speeds and to reflect the "more urbanised nature of Nottingham Road post completion ofthe development".
40 letters of objection were sent after the application was submitted by the council, with concerns ranging from potential for flooding, increased traffic along the A52 and it being on greenbelt land.
Indeed, objectors told the meeting that they had serious concerns about building on a flood plain, which has been flooded multiple times in recent years.
A spokesperson for the developers, however, stated the development would provide "high quality housing" for the borough - 30% of which would be affordable.
They also told the meeting that a full flood risk assessment has been carried out at the site.
Anne McLeod, a local parish councillor, raised concerns about flooding due to heavy rainfall.
She said: "Would you want to buy a house here where you have to consider emergency evacuation?"
Another objector told the meeting: "We do not need to build on our flood plains.
"There is no urgent need to build on these flood plains, in fact there is no need at all."
A report prepared for the council had recommended the plans for approval before the meeting. The plans were approved by just one vote by Rushcliffe Borough Council's planning committee, subject to a number of different conditions set out by the authority.
Planning permission was previously sought for housing on the site back in June 2015 but these plans were rejected as the council was not satisfied that "very special circumstanceshave been demonstrated which would outweigh the harm to the Green Belt".
Planning permission was also refused back in 2013 for a variety of different reasons including the loss of green belt land, flooding and the wider environmental impact of the proposals.
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