A CONTENTIOUS plan to extend the Tiddybrook Housing estate in Whitchurch by up to 120 homes has now been submitted to West Devon Borough Council, to the dismay of some residents in the area. Housing developer Redrow has submitted the application on land north of Anderton Lane for the development of up to 120 residential dwellings, community car park and associated cycle path adjacent to Tiddy Brook, open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage, vehicular access off Anderton Lane, pedestrian access and related infrastructure and engineering works. The application comes after two public consultations held by Redrow, in January and in July last year, inviting public feedback on the proposal. Tiddybrook estate residents Marysu Godfrey and Alison Wright, who have been heavily involved with campaigning to stop the Tiddybrook extension, said: 'A large number of residents in the Whitchurch and Tavistock area are against the Redrow development, which would be sited on the last remaining attractive green valley off Anderton Lane. 'It is an unwanted and unnecessary development, outside the settlement boundary.' After the second consultation event regarding the development, which was held in January, residents said they were concerned about infrastructure pressures such as additional traffic in Anderton Lane and pupils numbers at Whitchurch Primary School. Some were worried that the school would not have room for the additional pupils which could be generated by so many new homes. West Devon Borough Council ward member Alison Clish-Green said: 'This application is premature and it's not on one of the allocated sites. 'This is on a flood plain, it is not in the current projected plan — we have sites in the plan that will project the housing need. 'I have been lobbied by a lot of people about this issue — lots of people are very concerned about development there.' Redrow were unavailable for comment as the Times went to press. A spokesman for West Devon Borough Council said: 'As this application is subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment, the council has 16 weeks to assess and determine it. All applications start as delegated but they can be called to committee for a decision by a councillor. 'If that happens the likely date for consideration would be at the Planning and Licensing Committee meeting on September 23.' Representations can be made at http://www.westdevon.gov.uk">www.westdevon.gov.uk following the planning link or sent to the council at Kilworthy Park, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0BZ by July 24. The reference number is 00756/2014.