A PLAN to build 110 homes and a doctor's surgery in a village is "the wrong development in the wrong place", according to residents.
The application by Gladman Homes, in the consultation stage, is envisaged for land east of Main Road, Bicknacre.
Andrew Armstrong, 42, whose family home backs onto the proposed development site, said: "At the moment my elderly neighbour, who has lived in the same house for 45 years, and I overlook farmland and woodland.
"It is going to be literally in our back garden and my wife has asked the developer what they propose to do about it, but they haven't got back to us."
Some fear that the major development would irreversibly damage the character of the village.
Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre parish councillor Richard Poulter said: "The proposals are similar to those in Great Leighs, and would change the character of the village. It's the wrong development in the wrong place, and as far as the doctor's surgery is concerned, that is just a suggestion, so it might not happen."
Mr Armstrong continued: "There's no concern about how it affects people's lives. The only concern is finance; they're not trying to win the hearts and minds of people here.
"Many people in the village have pointed out that 110 houses could easily be put in here on smaller plots without having to create a large infrastructure.
"Local shops are also concerned that if a doctor's surgery doesn't work on the site, they could put a supermarket there instead.
"And if we keep having development after development, it won't be long until something like that does spring up."
