ANGRY residents have spoken out about an application to build 91 homes on a disused oil storage depot in Worcester.
At St Peter's Parish Council meeting, residents expressed concerns about Persimmon Homes' application, for the former Ministry of Defence site, between Grayling Close and the River Severn.
They fear that it would bring a catalogue of problems, including traffic chaos and overcrowding in schools and object to the fact it's on a green area of St Peter's.
Ron and Hilary Jones' property backs on to the site.
"I'm totally opposed to the size of the application," said 65-year-old Mr Jones, of Grayling Close. "It's just crazy."
His 63-year-old wife said the development would attract families, leading to over-crowding in schools.
Roger Blick, also of Grayling Close said it would increase congestion.
"The nearby island is dangerous and anyone leaving Dace Road already goes into a blind stream of traffic," said the 58-year-old.
Dennis Morrill said that the area experienced daily gridlock at 8am and 5pm, before the estimated two per cent increase in traffic with the development.
He added the proposed developments, a mixture of two to four-bed properties, would have a damaging visual impact on homes to the east.
"The skyline will be obliterated with three-storey properties," said the 59-year-old.
Worcester MP, Mike Foster has backed the residents.
"I feel the plans, for in excess of 90 homes, to be far too big for the site," he said. "I've kept residents informed as best I can, so that they can prepare their grounds for objections and I wish them well."
Neil Morris, the headteacher of Christopher Whitehead Language College, himself a resident of St Peter's has also spoken out.
"This is 91 further houses on the only green area in St Peter's in an already congested area, particularly since the expansion of Tesco," he said.
"Why are they cramming in new buildings in places like this when there are brownfield sites and wasteland in the west of the city.
"As a resident of St Peter's, I'm worried about the growth of traffic and where children are going to play."
There have been several applications to develop the site in recent years, with different numbers of proposed homes, from 55 to 91.
The application has yet to be presented to Worcester City Council's planning committee.
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