By Carmelo Garcia

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A parish council spokesperson added: “Two cars struggle to pass without stopping, commercial vans certainly cannot pass a car, or each other, and the lane is used by horse riders and dog walkers and cyclists.”

The wider proposals include expanding the existing business park to provide more than 246,000 sq ft of industrial and storage space, plus a 29,000 sq ft unit for light industrial use with offices, food outlets and indoor recreational facilities.

AshvilleGroup has also proposed relocating a day centre and the sports and social club, alongside creating a new outdoor sport and recreation facility.

Dozens of residents and sports teams that use the clubhouse and football pitches say the plans would wipe out 16 acres of leisure space, concrete over green belt land and demolish a vital community hub.

One objector said: “There is no justification for any change in that status.”