Hundreds set to mobilise against 60 homes plan on green fields

for residents living nearby by building on this site.

“We’ve offered them £136,000 for that land to keep it as it is, but they refused.

“About seven months ago I contacted them to make the offer again and they politely declined.”

Clr Benson said the plan would be “torturous” for residents while it was built and then more than a dozen homes would lose their amenity.

One of his main fears is localised flooding from surface water run off on the sloping site.

And he said the expected extra 100 cars would cause problems on the already single-file sections of Wellhouse Lane and Hepworth Lane.

He added: “These roads were designed for horses and carts, that’s why they’re called lanes.

“It will be hellish and certainly dangerous for the kids from the school.

“We are going to be protesting at the consultation event and telling them what we think.

“There’s lots of value in those fields.

“There’s all the wildlife, two Tawny owls and all the other birds and bats.

“And a horse that was bred and raised on that field competed in the Olympics last year.

“They’ve announced the consultation at short notice, when a lot of people are on holiday, but I still expect a very good turnout as this has already upset a lot of people.”

The consultation event will take place at Northorpe Hall off Northorpe Lane, between 4pm and 7pm, on August 2.