A NEW bid has been unveiled to build 250 homes on a field in Kirby le Soken .

The Turpin’s Farm site is a huge empty corner field, bordered by Elm Tree Avenue and Walton Road.

It has long been earmarked for housing and plans have been launched in the past.

Now a new blueprint for 250 homes has been submitted to Tendring Council by the Burghes Estate.

It is an outline plan, which means the details could change before a full application is made and decided.

But it includes a mix of homes, with roads leading into the estate from Elm Tree Avenue and Walton Road.

The application said the estate would have pavements, grass verges and trees lining the roads, no culde- sacs and a blanket 20mph speed limit.

Development would be set back from Walton Road to reduce the visual impact of the scheme on the countryside.

A large area of green open space would be left at the north of the site with a sustainable drainage system planned to reduce the flooding risk.

The site borders Hamford Primary Academy and plans also include creating a car park area by the school for parents to drop off and pick up their children to minimise the traffic chaos in Elm Tree Avenue at peak times.

The planning application said the site occupied a “prominent location” at the edge of Frinton and Walton, with the potential to act as a “gateway” with a high-quality development reflecting the rich architectural heritage of the local area.

It added: “The expansive views out to the north provide a suitable backdrop to provideamodern interpretation of the best of Frinton’s architectural heritage.”

It is the latest in a string of major applications for housing developments in Kirby le Soken and Kirby Cross.

Three separate applications for 425 homes in total are already being fought by Kirby Residents’ Association – on top of the new 250-home plan.

Chairman Ray Enever said: “I don’t know where to turn at the moment, we are fighting developments on so many fronts and we need to weather this storm.

“We have long expected applications for the Turpin’s Farm site, in contrast to the others.

“There will always be people for and against different plans and this outline for 250 is not a foregone conclusion, but we do know we need to build homes somewhere.

“In the past, we have seen plans for 50 big houses on the site. It is a shame they have pushed it up because it looks far more cramped now.”

Tendring Council will make a decision on the outline plan.