Neighbours have voiced their frustration as plans were put forward to create a new housing estate on green belt land in Nottinghamshire.
Developers have started a consultation for a plan for up to 130 new homes, described as posh homes by one councillor, to be constructed off Common Lane in Hucknall.
Residents were critical of the new proposal, which they said would ruin the view of the local community and put a strain on infrastructure.
Ray Krzeminski, 46, who works in marketing and lives near to the potential new estate, said the houses would "break a community."
He said: "It is a nice bit of green land and it is ridiculous to plan to get rid of part of it.
"It is great scenery for walks, especially with my kids. It would be a shame to ruin a massive amount of land."
Mr Krzeminski also raised concerns about more traffic coming to the area and added: "It would be devastating if they take the area away from everyone who goes walking or even sledding when it's snowing - it would break a community."
Aldergate Property Group has said the online consultation will remain live from the February 14 through to February 28, with the intention to submit an outline planning application in March 2022.
The developers have said the plan was a "logical expansion" to Hucknall, with the current plan only compromising of part of the land owned by the company.
Retirees Kelvin Jensen, 70, and Jacqui Jensen, 66, who live just across the site on Common Lane, said they would be "extremely unhappy" should the plans go through.
Mr Jensen said: "We would be extremely unhappy if they built on that land, we would be absolutely raging in fact.
"A lot of people would think we are being pretentious because it is going to affect our view, and we understand that houses need to be built, but why here?
"We've spent a lot of money making this a home we are going to stay in forever, and a lot of that is the view and the outlook. We considered moving once but then we realised we would be crazy to move.
"There's also the issue of the infrastructure around here not being able to deal with the new people and the traffic that would come from them and the construction."
Mrs Jensen added: "It's a lovely view from up on top of the hills as you can see for miles from there
"I think it got a lot of walkers through lockdown and people use it to stay healthy, I used to take my dog up there."
On January 25, local councillors and campaigners called for a controversial Ashfield District Council plan to build 3,000 homes on nearby green belt land at Whyburn Farm in Hucknall to be scrapped.
The pause in the controversial Local Area Plan was cited by the developers of the newly planned estate as the reason to file an application that would give 'certainty' to the area.
Julie Carlin, 63, who works at Wilko and lives on Common Lane, said: "We do not want it happening at all - the whole reason for us getting our bungalow was for the lovely view that we have.
"It is awful that they are planning to rip it up.
"Everyone is as concerned as we are, it is going to create lots more issues around here with traffic and services as well.
"With this and the Whyburn Farm one that everyone is talking about that's a lot of green belt, once one is built it will all start rolling up and you'll have no countryside left."
Councillors from Hucknall have also opposed the plans, with the representative for the area calling them "rubbish".
Councillor Dave Shaw, who represents Hucknall West on Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Hucknall’s Ashfield Independent Councillors will oppose these plans with the same vigour that we’re opposing the building on green belt at Whyburn Farm contained within the enforced local housing plan."
Ashfield District Council has said that they have not yet had any application for the site submitted to them.
Mr Shaw added: “I have already received dozens of emails, phone calls and messages about the proposals. It is already very clear that opposition is strong from local people.
"They claim that sticking 130 new homes on green belt would ‘improve the level of biodiversity’ and include ‘ecological and landscape enhancements’. They are talking rubbish.
"How can you improve our environment by sticking 130 posh houses on our greenbelt? It’s impossible. It’s a nonsense and we will oppose this with every sinew of energy we have. Just like we’re opposing any building on Whyburn Farm.”
When contacted by Nottinghamshire Live the developers Aldergate Property Group declined to comment.
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