SEVERAL objections to a scheme to redevelop Marriage Hill nurseries have not been addressed in fresh plans, according to a pressure group.

Walter Stafford, spokesman for the Bidford-on-Avon Residents Group, said the new development plan from Color Estates has failed to meet some of the demands from residents that followed its original proposal, which was refused by Stratford District Council in November.

The group has fought for two years to stop redevelopment of the site, and Mr Stafford said the latest plan has regressed from what was first proposed.

Mr Stafford, of Salford Road, said the new application has taken out accommodation above the building, and removed a condition for industrial use, but not provided for other objections.

He said: "They've gone from a beauteous theme park style of development to shed-like warehouses. They've not submitted details of contaminated land or pollution and there is also not enough detail about the type of lighting. If there is to be a development there, then it should be a low rise, single storey building that would be recessive in appearance and structure, and in harmony with the surrounding countryside." He also said provision needed to be made to slow the traffic coming down the hill, which he believed averaged about 50 or 60mph.

"We strongly believe a large island needs to be put in to bring the speed of traffic down to 30mph an hour, and the height of the roof should come down to the height of the greenhouses on the site. As you come over the top of Marriage Hill, you can see the village on the right, and if you are on the Big Meadow you have a view of the valley. If this development goes ahead, then that view will be lost. It's not a single battle but a series of continuous submissions and rejections. We will fight this all the way."

Igor Kolodotschko, managing director of Color Estates, said points the planners made at the appeal had been taken on board with the new plan. He said: "There were 20 or so points to be addressed, and we feel that we have fulfilled all their requirements."