RESIDENTS in Seaton will hold a public meeting next week as anger grows in the village at planning applications they say are causing growing concerns.

On Monday, August 21 a planning application was submitted for the reserved matters for approved application for the erection of 94 dwellings and associated works by Genesis Homes.

The previous development had outline permission on that site with reserved matters to be resolved at a later stage. Seaton Parish councillor Daniel Horsley has said this he believes the latest application is a brand-new application with new drainage strategy and an open pond, being ‘completely different’ to the outline permission.

He said: “The shear unprecedented response of anger, frustration and seriously concerned residents has prompted a meeting for residents to attend and discuss all issues.

“One huge concern which warrants a huge amount of weight is "how can construction traffic get safely to this low Seaton site " the answer is it simply can't. The two roads church road and causeway road are of the two most heavily congested in Seaton, with the majority of the residents having no off-road parking or garages.”

Mr Horsley has also said many are concerned with the additional application on top of two developments set to take shape in the village.

“With the story home application for 180 dwellings waiting for a development panel date and the Derwent Forest development which all construction traffic is to go through Seaton if approved and the latest application in the low Seaton development this puts Seaton infrastructure into a serious dangerous non reversible situation.”

A meeting will be held Friday, September 1 from 6.30pm onwards at Seaton Village Hall for residents to discuss the development.

John Blue, Managing Director of Genesis Homes, said: "We pride ourselves on being responsible housing developers and have a proud history of delivering much-needed new housing for communities across Cumbria.

"Our proposed development for Seaton has been sensitively designed to ensure it complements the character of the county's largest village.

"Derwent Rise will offer a variety of options, contributing to the provision of house size, type and affordability in the area.

"Our plans also include 18 affordable properties, which will give those struggling to get on the property ladder a much-needed boost.

"We do understand that existing residents of Seaton will have questions about the development, and we hope they will be answered throughout the planning process."