1494 homes are set to be built in Ecclesfield and Grenoside by Sheffield City Council, in a decision that will “wreck” the village.
This amounts to 42% of the 3529 houses that Sheffield City Council are required to build by 2039 in part of Government plans for the future.
Against the proposal is Andrew Robinson, who created a petition voting against the plans criticising that the new houses will be built in Green Belt areas.
In his petition he said: “There is no way such a huge number can possibly be integrated into Ecclesfield without wrecking all services.
“These will all be in the Green Belt, making everything completely unacceptable, removing land which is actively farmed for food production, teeming with wildlife and with public footpaths for use by the population.
“Rather than these new houses being a welcome for new people moving to Ecclesfield, the village will be wrecked and become a place to avoid.”
This petition alongside three others were raised in the Extraordinary meeting. The other petitions raised similar concerns about the new houses being built in Green Belt areas.
In a general response Councillor Tom Hunt said: “I can assure you that the proposals we’re considering today about the potential release of Green Belt land is something that none of us take lightly.
“To help us tackle the housing crisis we need to have a plan. It is a plan to allocate land so that the city has the homes and jobs that we need.”
Liberal Democrat Councillor Mike Levery, who represents the West Ecclesfield ward said: “The Green Belt has remained untouched since this area became part of Sheffield City Council.
“It’s primary role is to prevent urban sprawl and the joining up of communities”
The plans were only officially announced to the public on 30 April, and have now already been given the go ahead.
Ecclesfield resident Susan Davidson was present at the meeting, and she told ShefNews there was a ‘lack of due diligence from the council.’
Coun Levery said: “Development will take at least 15 years to deliver with the misery of the noise and traffic for local residents to live with in such a constrained space.”