A parish council has complained plans for 195 new homes in Leicestershire would create a "nondescript suburbia".
It said the new homes would have a 'a distinctive character and a strong sense of place' which it believes will fit in well with the rest of the area. An email from Carla Cunningham-Atkins, clerk the parish council reads: "This application is jumping the gun and is clearly opportunistic and reliant on the lack of a five-year housing supply persuading the plans committee to grant the application. Taylor Wimpey must surely know through their own two public consultations that there is little support in the community for this development.
The letter also raises concerns about the impact the development would have on traffic, schools and other local services.