Concern has expressed in Nottinghamshire town that new homes could put a strain on already limited resources. Residents in Southwell are frustrated with a planning application that has proposed a further 64 houses for the outskirts of the town, off Lower Kirklington Road.
The proposed site is currently being used for agricultural purposes, and a small part of the land is home to a property which could be demolished to allow for the 64 houses and associated access and infrastructure to be built. Local residents say they are worried the new houses will not only put more pressure on their doctors' office and school, but will lead to further traffic on the main road and several houses will also lose privacy with a road being built at the end of their gardens.
Semi-retired, Susan Fisher, 67, said: "I've not got any concerns about the building itself, but I think it's going to be a problem as we can't get into the doctors now and there's no dentist here and the schools are all full as well. It will obviously increase traffic but I'm more concerned because it's going to cause more problems with doctors, dentists and things like that."
