More than 80 objections have been submitted to a council as it prepares to decide on plans to build a 69-bed care home near Bursledon Windmill.

Residents claim the development would causes traffic congestion, loss of privacy, increased noise and pointed out the development has a distinct lack of parking.

However, the company behind the proposal, Colten Care, argue that it is responding to the requirements of an ageing population.

First submitted by Colten Care in May 2023, Eastleigh Borough Council is expected to make a decision on whether the development goes ahead at a committee meeting this evening.

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Among the objectors is Bursledon resident Tracy McEwen, who said: “The care home will be four stories high and the majority of the bedroom windows and doors will be facing my house.

“With roof terraces allowing for residents and staff to congregate, they will be able to see into our street and homes - we will have no right to privacy.

“The care home will also have industrial bins which will be facing our residential road which will smell and of course be noisy in the early hours of the morning, when the bins are emptied.”

Other residents have said that they feel green spaces ought to be protected from these types of developments.

Alexander Nacke said: “All our local green spaces are disappearing one by one.

“Locally people are sick to death of the constant development and profiteering disguised as ‘good deeds’ to the community.

“The building is unnecessarily large for the plot of land will be towering over all the other building - there are already no less than 20 care homes within 15 minute drive of the site.”

Others said that traffic around the area would not be able to cope with a development of this scale.

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Resident, Angela Elliott, said: “Providence Hill is already very congested.

“The increased traffic to this site from construction vehicles during development will no doubt cause further issues.

“Once the development is complete, the traffic to the site is likely to be very busy with staff, tradespeople, resident visitors, support services and health support visits.”

A decision will be made on the development at the Eastleigh Borough Council planning committee meeting tonight, November 21.