Residents are mounting a protest against plans for a new housing development in Queensbury.

Preston-based Kingsfold Developments has submitted an application to Bradford Council for more than 160 apartments and houses on derelict farmland between Brighouse Road and Park Lane.

The development, which would include two new access points from the roads, is close to where Tesco is to build a new store.

Harvey Crowther, who has lived in a house overlooking the farmland for more than 20 years, said: “Predominantly, my concerns are with safety and the volume of traffic on Park Lane.

“Once Tesco opens it’s going to be swamped, it’s already too high. On top of which there’s the volume of traffic that uses the Brighouse Road. Access from here would be positively dangerous because it’s on a sharp, fast bend.

“The development would change our lives completely. We would go from living in a hamlet to being swamped by a housing estate.

“I want something done with Park Lane before Tesco opens because that’s going to be a real cut through with customers.”

Councillor Michael Walls (Con, Queensbury) said: “All the primary schools are full. I’m having to go to appeals with parents who can’t get their children into schools in Queensbury.

“Houses like this are usually inhabited by families with kids. Planning permission was not granted for another development on the other side of Brighouse Road. If it was unsafe for then, it should be unsafe now.”

Paul Shuker, planning agent for Kingsfold Developments, said: “The application is a direct response to the unitary development plan that allocates a site for development. The applicant has provided a transport assessment which details the highways within the scheme and examines congestion and vehicle flows.

“This found the scheme would have no adverse impact on the current highways. We are also providing affordable housing which is needed in the area. The application is totally compliant with local and national policy.”