An appeal against the refusal of plans to build a three-bedroom house in Marlow has been dismissed.

Developers wanted to build the detached house with parking on land adjacent to 69 Terrington Hill – but residents of the road criticised the plans for being “out of keeping” with the area.

The planning application was refused in March 2016 by Wycombe District Council, who said the new house would create a “prominent and overbearing feature in the street scene” but developers appealed against the decision.

The appeal has now been dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate on January 27, who agreed that the plans would have a “harmful effect on the street scene and the character of the surrounding area” and highlighted the importance of protected trees on the site.

The report said: “The site contains protected trees which make a significant contribution to the street scene and the sylvan character of the area. Being sited between the street and many of the Pines, the proposed house would remove much of their contribution to the street scene.

“I appreciate that the house would be below the canopies of the trees, but it would obscure much of their trunks, and the space and light between them from the street scene.”

A number of Terrington Hill residents objected to the plans based on traffic concerns in the busy road.

Gerald Courtney said: “The access to the site from Terrington Hill is very dangerous due to its position on a steep and winding road.

“The visibility is poor at this point for traffic in both directions and in particular at the bottom where Terrington Hill joins Barnards Hill on a blind bend. There have been a number of collisions and near misses over the years.”

Another resident, Margaret Holcroft, said: “The road on the corner is very dangerous. Cars speed up to make the hill and when the sun is low in the sky there are several yards when the dazzle makes seeing very difficult.”