PLANS to build 46 homes on land off Astley Close, Pewsey, have met with opposition from residents.

The proposals are in the consultation phase and have been put forward by developer Charles Church.

It intends to submit a planning application by the end of the year and it is anticipated a decision would be made by early 2015.

One of the main concerns of residents in Astley Close is that the access to the prospective site would be via the cul-de-sac.

Resident Alan Constable said: “It will put a lot of traffic through here. It will make this place very busy.

“I can quite understand people need houses but when 40-odd houses are on your own back doorstep, that’s a lot more people.

“It’s pretty quiet around here but it won’t remain so for long.”

The scheme makes provision for a mix of housing from two to five bedrooms, with 40 per cent of the homes to be social housing.

Resident Josie Sawyer: “It’s very concerning that people are just rushing ahead.

“There were trees cut down and quickly whipped away and no one knew anything about it until the trees had gone.

“I don’t think there are enough services in the village to support more houses. The parking on Broomcoft Road is lethal and that will get worse.

“They haven’t dealt with the problems that we’ve got already before creating yet more houses.”

Developers say the estate will cater for younger members of the community looking to stay within the area, as well as addressing the need for social rental properties in the area.

Steve Roche, managing director of Persimmon Homes Wessex, which owns Charles Church, said: “The scheme will also provide a number of jobs through the construction phase.

“The choice of materials and design will aim to both reflect and enhance the character of the adjacent housing development whilst sympathising with the rural nature of the area.

“The scheme aims to maintain and enhance the site’s existing features, retaining the screening along the Eastern boundary as well as the protected trees along the Western boundary.

"It also includes additional landscaping through an area of public open space, green spaces and additional trees.”