Major plans to build more than 100 homes in Holmer Green have been slammed by a concerned campaigner, as a housing proposal for the same area was thrown out more than three decades ago over the “hazardous” impact it would have on a nearby road.

In 1987 Chiltern District Council binned plans to build six houses in Dean Way amid fears increased traffic would lead to dangerous conditions on nearby roads.

Now Inland Homes has unveiled initial plans to build a mix of 103 apartments and houses on Tralee Farm in Wycombe Road – directly behind Dean Way.

Susan Jamson, whose garden backs on to the farmland, has urged Chiltern District Council (CDC) to reject the bid, as “children’s lives could be lost” if plans are given the go-ahead.

She had earlier protested against Inland Homes' plans outside a consultation event held at Hazlemere Golf Club. 

In an email to CDC, she said: “In a press release on March 5 the minister of housing, communities and local government, emphasised that councils should prioritise brownfield sites for redevelopment, and strongly suggested that green belt should be preserved and protected at all costs and they should limit urban sprawl as much as possible.

“It says that once green belt land has been identified, it is only in ‘the most exceptional circumstances that any type of development can be approved on this land.

“Surely the exceptional circumstances in this case are that children’s lives could be lost because it is hazardous.

“The local plan, Chiltern District Council and Wycombe District Council, cannot make the case to build houses to ease the housing crisis at the cost of children’s lives.

“Are you going to prepared to put children and families at risk and considerable danger for 103 houses?”

The Tralee farm development is the latest proposal from Inland Homes for the area, with another 90 homes planned for the land adjacent to Penn Road.

Commenting on the online application, resident Barbara Illingworth, said the developers are trying to cram “far too many” homes onto the site, adding “the roads are very busy already and cannot support any more large developments.”

Sharon Roach said Holmer Green could lose its “community feel” if so many homes are built, and children would not be able to play outside due to the increase in traffic.

However “important factors” including highways, ecology and archaeology have been considered in “conservable detail”, according to Inland Homes’ planning director, Mark Gilpin.

He said: “All these matters are important alongside the design and how it fits within the local environment.

“In considering the additional vehicle movements and impact upon the highways network, Inland's Transport Consultants initially undertook a detailed survey of the existing traffic movements in the area.

“They then modelled the development vehicle movements using transport software and have concluded that whilst there is an increase in vehicles on the road no material impacts have been identified.”

CDC was approached for a comment however did not respond before going to print.