A parish council has said it is resigned to 150 "unnecessary" houses being built and has promised to do what it can to minimise disruption to the development.

House builder AC Lloyd has submitted detailed plans to Warwick District Council for the estate off Harbury Lane which forms phase three of the Oakley Grove scheme.

The project, which was granted outline planning permission in June 2020, will ultimately see two new schools and a country park built as well as a number of new housing estates.

But Bishop's Tachbrook Parish Council has maintained its position that "the development is inappropriate and will place unnecessary strain on local infrastructure, exacerbating traffic issues and reducing amenity to existing residents". 

The council's comment added: "Additionally this proposal is part of a wider plan to place a school on a steeply sloping site fraught with unnecessary and costly difficulties."

While the council did not object to the application, preferring to stay "neutral", it said it had to "deal with the current reality of this application".

"Our comments are therefore aimed at improving the current plan, mitigating the downsides of the development and minimising the disruption during the build phase," the council said.

Among the concerns raised by BTPC was the impact on nearby roads.

Councillors said they would like the speed limit on Oakley Wood Road reduced to 40mph, with all the roads in the new estate kept to 20mph.

"This application fails to put forward plans to mitigate the additional traffic on local roads, especially Oakley Wood Road which has a poor record for excess speeding and accidents," the council said. 

"Building a further 150 houses will exacerbate the already dangerous volume of speeding cars in the local area."

BTPC also said specific traffic calming measures would be needed at Heathcote Primary School and that a new bus stop should be included.

The council, which did recognise the inclusion of solar panels and heat pump application, also said more detail was needed on AC Lloyd's commitments to make the houses as environmentally friendly as possible.

The reserved matters application comes just weeks after councillors raised concerns about the growing costs of the delayed Oakley Grove School which forms part of the wider development.

District Councillors have also expressed their disappointment that the plans for Tachbrook Country Park are taking so long, again dragging out the overall project.

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The masterplan for Tachbrook Country Park (image via planning application)