Controversial plans to build 41 homes in Warfield are facing growing opposition from nearby residents.

Last week The News reported that a planning application submitted to the council, which outlined proposals for mostly two and three bedroom houses to be built to the north of Warfield Street and to the east of Osborne Lane in Warfield, had received four objections and one letter of support.

Now the plans are set to go to the council’s planning committee after another fifteen objections were sent to the authority.

A Warfield resident told the News: “Local residents object to the detrimental impact this will have on the character of Warfield, in addition to the huge amount of development that is currently happening.

“There is also a feeling that the local area is being exploited by wealthy landowners who are attempting to seize on the opportunity that the Bracknell area is under massive pressure to keep developing – but to the detriment of the character and semi-rural aspect of Warfield – that once lost will be lost forever.”

Under council rules, if an application has more than five objections it will typically be decided on by the authority’s planning committee, made up of a group of elected councillors.

Warfield Parish Council is yet to comment on the application.

Last week The News reported that 14 affordable homes are proposed as part of the plans, equalling almost 35 per cent of the dwellings.

A planning statement for the application read: “Internally the site has been planned to create visual interest and a strong sense of place within a parkland setting centred on mature feature oak trees, with informal clusters of dwellings and a sinuous informal road layout.

“The proposal therefore creates a sense of identity and interest at its centre and reflects the silvan character of the site and its surroundings.”

The application has received one letter of support from Kathryn Dowlath, the CEO of Harrison Housing, owner of land next to Newell Hall who claimed: “Bracknell Forest is an area of high demand and it seems appropriate that a development of this scale should be accepted in this location.”

However, another local resident objected, saying: “This whole area is being completely destroyed by overdevelopment. The green spaces that make living here desirable are being covered over by greedy developers who just don’t know when to stop.”

The application is currently pending consideration.