PLANS to build 18 new homes on a field in a village are set to be rubber stamped.
Proposals will see the new estate created on Treble Tile Field, West Bergholt, which borders West Bergholt Cricket Club.
The new homes will be a mix of one, two and three-bed properties, with five of the houses set to be affordable.
The estate will be made up of bungalows, terraces, semis and detached houses, whilst access to the new estate will be provided from Colchester Road.
The site forms part of a wider area which has been designated for new homes in the West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan, which has been created by the parish council and residents to shape development in the village.
Plans have been adapted since being submitted in August 2020, with a 30m "wildlife buffer" added.
Ten objections were submitted online to the proposals.
Colchester Council's planning officers have recommended the plans be approved by the planning committee.
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Councillors will vote on the plans at a meeting on Thursday.
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