Plans for a 245-home development have been submitted despite fierce objections.

Bloor Homes hope to build a new housing estate in Mortimers Lane, about two miles from the major One Horton Heath development bringing 2,500 homes.

The scheme was first unveiled in a consultation in July, with plans now submitted to Eastleigh Borough Council.

Plans submitted reveal there will be a multi-functional space and mobility hub included at the site's entrance.

But several objections have been raised by residents. They said current infrastructure is already “at breaking point”.

The outline planning application includes different types of homes, including affordable houses, and large and small properties.

The applicant said the development will house 590 residents, providing a “£495,000 council tax revenue uplift” for the council.

Developers add that £11.1million will be generated through resident income, and 45 retail and leisure jobs will “be supported by resident expenditure”.

“The vision is to create an attractive new development that makes a positive impact on the local area”, Bloor said.

Proposed houses at Mortimers Lane, Fair OakProposed houses at Mortimers Lane, Fair Oak (Image: Bloor Homes) They added: “The proposed scheme responds positively to its setting having undergone a thorough assessment, consultation and design process.”

But the plans have not been positively responded to by those already living in the area.

Ben Mason, of Witt Road in Fair Oak, said: “Our infrastructure is already at breaking point, traffic is worsening but the day, the doctor’s surgery is at maximum capacity, and the schools are at maximum capacity.

“Our poor little village is at breaking point and the residents are fed up with more building.”

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Traffic concerns have been echoed by Tracy Hopkins, who lives on Mortimers Lane.

She said: “I would strongly object to another housing estate being built in this area; due to issues we have seen since the two other housing estates have been built.

“Over the last two years we have seen a substantial increase in traffic.”

Charlotte Waller of Highbury Close also objected to the plans.

She said: “The council is determined to destroy this area by approving building on all the green fields.

“Environmentally we’re seeing local habitats being destroyed. Mortimers Lane cannot cope with that volume of traffic.

“It takes weeks to get a GP appointment. The roads are clogged.”

A decision on the plans is set to be made on March 20.