LOCALresidents and Tidenham Parish Council have objected to a 45-house scheme in the village due to the pressure it would put on local roads and schools.

The parish council says the village cannot cope with the 205 houses already approved and an extra 45 houses on Gloucester Road will exacerbate the problem.

Forest of Dean District Council planning officers have recommended approving the plans for the housing estate to be built on land off Gloucester Road subject to no objections from the environmental health officer regarding air pollution in the area.

The officers, who recommend that 40 per cent of the homes should be affordable housing, seek a legal agreement to secure £120,500 for primary education and £8,820 for library provision and a play area.

Timothy Morgan, local resident, said: “The combined impact of the three developments in Tutshill on each other and the local area much be considered.

“The two proposed sites in Tutshill have access roads very close to each other and then feed into a particularly dangerous junction on the A48.

“The A48 is a very busy road and its capacity to deal with the regular weight of traffic is inadequate. With any unforeseen and minor disruption in Chepstow, long tail backs occur.

“Three new developments would presumably attract young families who would need school places for their children. The lack of school spaces in Tutshill, Wyedean and Offas Mead would lead to families travelling to schools outside the area adding to traffic congestion.”

Helen Laity, another objector, said: “How many times are you going to try and build in Tutshill.

“This road is extremely dangerous. It is constantly gridlocked with dreadful emissions.”

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board said it was concerned with the increase of demand on healthcare that the new houses would create and suggested Gloucestershire’s Clinical Commissioning Group should consider investing in local services.

Monmouthshire County Council also raised concerns about the potential impacts the development will have on traffic in Chepstow.

Forest planners will debate the proposals in Coleford on April 12.