A plan to build six homes in Measham has been given the go-ahead despite opposition from the parish council and local residents.

North West District Council applied to demolish one house - No4 Queen's Street - remove an existing parking area and build dwellings on land at Queen's Street.

Last week's meeting of the district council's planning committee gave the green light to the project - even though a number of concerns have been expressed about losing car parking spaces.

The parish council also requested that these properties have a covenant which only allows them to be let to people who live in or have a strong connection to Measham.

But it also feels that this application will result in a huge loss of on-street parking for the centre of the village and will be detrimental to local businesses, shops and the working men's club.

Other concerns from three other residents listed a number of objections such as:

Highway safety

• The existing on street parking on Queens Street will be reduced due to the application.
• The development will increase demand for more off street parking.
• Lots of different people use the on street parking in Queens Street including residents, deliveries, buses etc.
• Concerns with parking during construction.

An officer's report said: "Each of the proposed new dwellings would have their own driveways and off street parking. "The application has been amended since the original submission in order to address some highways concerns regarding the location of access points for some of the plots. "The County Highway Authority previously had concerns regarding the access serving Plot 1 due to its close proximity to an adjacent approved residential scheme, which is served by a private access road. "This access has since been amended and whilst the positioning of the access over the turning head is not ideal, this does allow for greater visibility than previously." The report concludes: "The principle of the development is acceptable. The proposal is not considered to have any significant detrimental design, residential amenity or highway impacts. "There are no other relevant material planning considerations that indicate planning permission should not be granted."