PLANS to build new homes in Buttershaw have been refused, with planners saying the development would lead to too many cars using unadopted roads.

The nine homes were planned for a plot of land between Prince’s Street, Church Street and School Street – land the application by Ajay Dhameja describes as “an eyesore.”

The application was submitted in Spring, and attracted three objections, raising concerns over the extra traffic the housing would bring to narrow, unadopted streets.

Planning officers said the site was suitable for housing, but Highways officers echoed concerns of the objectors.

They said: “School Street and Church Street are both substandard unadopted highways. Guidance is that that no more than five dwellings take access from an unadopted highway.

“The proposal would lead to an intensification in use of substandard unadopted highways which have variable carriageway widths with some lengths suitable for one way traffic only, of unsuitable surface condition, intermittent footpath provision and poor visibility, resulting in conditions prejudicial to pedestrian and highway safety.”

Planners also raised concerns about the development’s impact on local biodiversity, and the lack of a flood risk assessment – which they say should be provided due to the site being home to a well