Plans for 291 homes on the edge of Kenilworth will "severely" impact the privacy of residents on Thickthorn Orchard and will lead to "unacceptable" levels of traffic on Glasshouse Lane.

That is according to the 30 objections submitted to Charles Church's application for the next stage of the major development at Thickthorn.

The housing developer has already been given outline permission for 550 homes on the Leamington Road site, with reserved matters applications already given the green light for the first 242.

If approved, this latest application will see phase three of the development come to fruition.

Kenilworth Town Council (KTC) has already objected to the application, joining a huge number of locals who have raised concerns.

The outline for the whole scheme at Thickthorn (image via planning application)

One neighbour wrote: "The proposed properties that will tower over Thickthorn Orchards, will look directly into the bedrooms and living spaces of these properties.

"If you wish to surround Thickthorn Orchards with such huge properties, removing all light and privacy from our gardens, perhaps you can suggest some mitigation to these designs.

"The obvious solution is to lower the ground level and place bungalows in place, similar to that around numbers four and five, as well as leaving a more reasonable distance between properties, in the form of considerably longer gardens, than has currently been planned for."

Another wrote: "The size of the development will inevitably cause significant further loss of residential amenity because of noise and light pollution.

"Currently there is no artificial illumination whatsoever at night behind our properties.

"This development will create a major local and night sky light problem from windows, ornamental and security lighting and headlights from local traffic."

If approved, phase three will include 291 new homes, 130 of which will be designated affordable homes. A further 12 will be 'self-build plots'.

The latest application also includes details of the 'local centre' on the ground floor of one of the apartment blocks.

The designs state the local centre is split into four units on the ground floor, each with permission to become a takeaway, shop or café.

Plans also include a public square and landscaping around the local centre.

But KTC said the proposals do not "adhere to the development brief created in consultation with residents, nor the Kenilworth Neighbourhood plan". Both are major planning documents produced to help control how the town is developed.

A new takeaway is also included in one of the blocks (image via planning application)

"The quality of design of the local centre appears extremely poor," the objection added.

"This is not in accordance with the development brief and is lacking in vibrancy and visual attraction. This will affect the amenity of residents.

"The variety of shops at the local centre needs to be in accordance with the needs of residents.

"Members ask for a condition to be imposed that there is not an overwhelming number of takeaway establishments."

Councillors raised a variety of other issues, including traffic, cycle access and also the fact the new homes would be overbearing for the existing homes on Thickthorn Orchards.

Fifty-six, one-bed apartments are also included as well as 76 two-bed apartments. The rest of the houses are made up of two to four-bed houses.

Crucially, the latest application also includes details of the spine road, which will connect all the new houses with Leamington Road to the south and Glasshouse Lane to the north.

"The proposal will allow for the construction of a local centre, providing local community facilities in the form of Class E/Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) on the ground floor, varied types of on-site public space, and safeguarded parcels of land for the school and community hall (albeit not part of this reserved matters submission)," the application said.

"To conclude, the proposals will deliver a high-quality development, which will provide much needed housing within Warwick district, contributing towards the identified housing need."

Outline planning permission for the development has already been granted.

See the full application here.