AN OUTLINE planning application for houses in a village has had almost 50 comments from local people, all of them in objectiom.

The scheme for 24 houses would be built on land at Treheath Farm opposite Dobwalls Primary School.

An earlier proposal for housing on the same site was withdrawn earlier this year.

The Highways Department has said that its previous concerns over access for vehicles to the site has been addressed in the new submission, and that if questions over footpaths were resolved, the plan would be acceptable.

But residents commenting on Cornwall Council’s planning portal say that the road past the school is already busy and dangerous, that there is a lack of adequate places at the school, and that there have been several new areas of housing built in the village in recent years.

On person who commented said: ’The council is aware that Dobwalls is preparing a village plan and it seems that a concept of "fill your boots" towards developers is being adopted until its passed.’

The plans can be viewed by visiting Cornwall Council’s online planning register and using the reference PA20 / 03575, and members of the public can leave comments until the end of today.