MORE than a dozen huge new homes could go up in Hanworth after building plans were submitted to the council.

The former St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Church site at Ringmead could soon see fourteen three-storey-high homes developed should a speculative planning application be approved.

New homes would have three bedrooms and would come with a ground-floor garage built into the houses, providing two car parking spaces per house.

The site would also feature ‘hard and soft landscaping’ and ‘communal plant building’.

The application has been submitted by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth after the church was demolished, leaving the site vacant.

Planning documents showed the proposed use of the site would be particularly vulnerable to the presence of contamination.

It was also indicated protected and prioritised wildlife and important habitats could be affected by the development site.

Three trees are set to be removed if the plans get the go-ahead.

Initially, developers had hoped to propose the building of more than 14 new homes, but due to the tree root protection zones falling across the site, fewer homes were submitted in the planning application.

This means the number of houses built falls below the number needed in order for the developer to contribute affordable housing at the site or elsewhere in the borough.

The application is currently being considered by Bracknell Forest Council.