Residents of a village which has seen a number of plans to build housing estates on farmland refused have called for a line to be drawn under such proposals, saying the local services and infrastructure would not cope.
Scores of residents of Riccall, north of Selby, have written to North Yorkshire Council to express dismay over the latest proposal by Barratt and David Wilson Homes to build up to 76 homes off Wheatfields Walk.
Residents have described the proposal as a “continuation of previous applications, simply with slightly smaller numbers”.
Meanwhile, NHS bosses say the development would see a further 182 residents living in Riccall – and the increased demands upon existing services, including GPs, would be unsustainable if unmitigated.
The Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board said the builders would have to provide funding for healthcare facilities before development starts.
Objecting to the scheme, a Riccall Parish Council spokesman said the estate would generate a large amount of extra traffic, which would have “a significant negative effect on road safety” as no provision has been made for improvements to the junction of York Road with the A19.
Another objector wrote: “The village cannot cope with any more houses. The school is too small, no doctor since Covid, traffic and parked cars are becoming a nightmare.
“Builders are taking more and more of green spaces away turning a beautiful friendly rural village into an urban sprawl.”
In their application, the developers say the number of new vehicle trips the proposed development would generate would not have a material impact on the operation of local roads.
It states: “Overall, the location of the proposed development is considered to be a logical, sustainable northward expansion of the settlement on a site that is well connected to the rest of the settlement.
“The quantity of growth is not considered to be disproportionate and would provide new dwellings in a settlement that has not been subject to any substantial growth, nor is expected to within the emerging Local Plan.”