Villagers living in a road where homes can reach up to £2million said they are “aghast” that new properties are being proposed.
Applicant Manorwood Homes is looking to build five new homes on land near North Lane, Weston-on-the-Green.
The Witney-based developer has argued its plans will help support village facilities through the development and that it will not encroach on the countryside.
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However, people living in the area disagree and the proposed development is facing almost a dozen residents’ criticism, who have written to Cherwell District Council.
Objector Etienne Dover-Smith claimed it would be “deeply harmful” to the “historically significant” parcel of land, adding it would “flagrantly disregard” the conservation area.
Another objection from householder Norman Boardman said: “I am aghast that any houses on this site can be built because of the very high water table which causes flooding in my garden.
“North Lane is a narrow road that has an uneven surface which is badly pot holed and is a danger for any elderly person like myself to walk down.”
And local Simon Wooding warned the development could pose a “significant danger” to the village.
He said: “The additional traffic would exacerbate existing safety issues, and without sufficient measures to control traffic flow and ensure pedestrian safety, the development could pose a significant danger to the local community.”
North Lane householder Jennifer Henderson said the homes would be “extremely detrimental to our quiet road”.
“We have suffered already from far too much development in the area,” she said.
“I have lived in this house since 1983 and the traffic has increased unbelievably.
“Any more cars in this area will ruin what was always a peaceful no entry lane.”
Some homes in North Road have been sold for more that £1million in recent years, with one being sold for £1.825million in October 2023.
Agent for Manorwood Homes, Stephen Johns Designs, said the development is “modest” in size while balancing the need for new housing in Oxfordshire.
The agent said: “The scheme will maintain and enhance a soft transition between countryside and settlement edge location adjoining existing residential development and abuts the settlement boundary.”
A design and access statement for the application said the development site does not fall within the green belt, designated national landscape or flood risk zone, but it added that the southern side falls within a conservation area.
A decision on the planning application, submitted in February, will be made by Cherwell District Council in due course.
