Furious residents stormed out of a district council planning meeting last night, after controversial plans to build two new homes in Chesham Bois were given the green light.

Residents living in Long Park rallied together to fight the plans for 70 Long Park after they surfaced last year, amid fears increased traffic would make the narrow access road “unsafe”.

In February Chiltern District Council (CDC) threw original proposals to demolish the house and build three new five-bedroom properties in its place, following complaints the development was “overbearing” on nearby properties.

The committee reconvened in April to discuss the altered plans, which saw the properties repositioned, however the decisions was delayed again as the new layout threatened protected trees next to the homes.

The redesigned proposals were once again presented to the council last night, (June 14) and were approved after council officer Andrew Ashcroft said there is no “technical basis” on which the application could be refused.

However a number of councillors, including John Wertheim, who represents Austenwood, raised concerns over the safety of the private access road.

He said: “As a local planning authority we need to make sure we have safe access. And that does not mean just being able to have access just on to the site itself, but the entry road.

“And if there is an obstruction on that entry road, which is likely to cause damage to a car, damage to human beings, we are not right in our position as the local planning authority to say that is acceptable.”

Penn and Coleshill councillor, Julie Burton, said the plans have improved since the original designs were presented to the council, adding she had no problems with the access road when visiting the site.

She said: “I thought we decided that [the access road] was okay? From what I can remember. I mean, I went there and I didn’t have any problems.

“Certainly this is better than any of the other designs. I mean the first one was a nightmare. But this seems to have satisfied most problems and most concerns, so I have no problem with this at all.”

Councillors went on to approve the plans, with eight voting for the development and two against.

Angry protestors then stormed out of the meeting, with one woman shouting “you will be liable if someone gets hurt” as she left.