A PLAN to build affordable housing in a village has been put forward.

The proposals would see up to 14 homes built in Abberley near Worcester by developer C50 Homes.

The mix of one-to-four-bed homes would be built off Clows Top Road on land known as Walshes Farm next to Abberley Village Hall.

Several objections have been raised against the plan already by villagers who say Abberley does not have the facilities to cope with more housing and the continued construction in the village was “causing havoc.”

The objection by Timothy de Torre of Old Leasow in Abberley said: “There are too few services in the local area to support the latest two new developments, let alone this new one. Internet speed is currently severely compromised.

“School places are limited, and GP places are already full.

“Then there is the continued construction which is continually causing disruption, causing havoc with driving and traffic as well as the roads being continually dirty.”

Also objecting, Nick Tuck of the village’s Stockton Road, said: “There is a real risk that with two current developments and this new pending development Abberley risks losing its village size, character and personality over the coming years.

“Are we set to sleepwalk into becoming Great Witley over the next decade? I understand the need for development but why keep placing in Abberley and why [are] they not being spread out?”

The latest plan for Abberley is one of several put forward in recent years.

A decision is still to be made on a plan to build nine homes off Churchfield Terrace.

Controversial plans by Piper Homes to build a further 25 homes off The Common in Abberley were given the go-ahead by Malvern Hills District Council last year after a five-and-a-half-year battle between the developer and the council.

The plan was first put forward in August 2014 and rejected a year later.

Piper Homes immediately appealed the decision and the government's planning inspector overturned the refusal and gave permission for the homes in March 2016.

The plan received several objections from neighbours after more than 50 concerned locals spoke out against the plan when it first came forward in 2014.

A plan to build 26 more homes on different land off Clows Top Road was also backed last year.