PLANS have been submitted to build 30 homes in a village where eight parcels of land are being suggested by the developers as suitable for housing.

In the past few months, residents of Hutton Rudby have heard details of two proposed housing developments for the sites, whilst others in the village were approached by developers wanting to bulldoze their homes to create an access road for another possible development in the future.

The latest application for planning permission concerns an area on the western edge of the North Yorkshire village, between Levendale and Hutton Rudby Cricket Club.

The field has not been farmed for some years and is used by many residents in the village for walking.

Plans submitted with Hambleton District Council show 30 houses are being proposed for the site, a mixture of two, three and four bedroomed houses and bungalows. Half of the homes would be classed as affordable.

Documents for the planning application show petrol chemicals company, Sabic, has raised concerns that the edge of the land falls within the middle of the “major accident hazard pipeline” zone for the Trans-Pennine Ethylene Pipeline, which carries the petrochemical underground near the site.

The company states any work carried by the developer which falls within 50 metres of the zone must involve consultation with them.

North Yorkshire Police also raised concerns about the design of the estate, with showed the access road was not overlooked by any homes, as properties had been designed with blank walls facing the road. The statement to the council’s planning department also said some of the car parking areas were not visible to households.