Plans for 600 home estate in Shrewsbury submitted to Shropshire Council

The estate would be built at Weir Hill, Shrewsbury, and is a joint proposition from housing developers Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey. The proposal has been submitted to the council's planning department by consultants Planning Prospects and is currently going through the process of validation.

It is understood that the application seeks permission to build in two phases, with 360 homes in the first section.

There has been a strong reaction to the proposal and the ward's councillor Hannah Fraser has voiced concerns over the creation of one access road of Preston Street.

The second stage of the development would see a second access road build off London Road, close to the A5. However, that could come well after work has started on the first phase.

The development will include a variety of different properties from one bedroom up to five bedroom homes.

Councillor Fraser, who represents the Abbey ward, said: "They have got a detailed planning application for the first 360 and then outline planning for the second stage and that is totally unacceptable because it means you could have 360 houses built before the second road is complete. It would just be a disaster from that point of view.

"There are lots of problems for residents but the real big thing is to go for that amount of houses without putting in another access road will completely ruin the street up there and the amount of traffic will be chaos."

Tony Dudgon, of Reynaulds Close near to the development, said that there should be a separate access, particularly to cope with construction traffic.

He said: "If there is going to be this development they should bring in the lorries from London Road, even if it's a temporary hardcore road.

"If they come in from London Road it would take the emphasis away from Preston Street. We are talking about more than three years of construction we will suffer with this."

It is understood that a number of mitigation measures are proposed as part of the development, including funding for local schools and the creation of a play park.

At a public exhibition held to show the plans in 2015 more than 200 people poured through the doors within the first 45 minutes, with a number registering their concerns over the access points to the site.