Housing developer Wainhomes has resubmitted plans to build two new homes on a site that locals want kept as open space.

It was refused planning permission to build the houses on land at the Swanvale estate in Falmouth, which is currently home to its sales office.

Cornwall Council’s central sub-area planning committee went against its officer’s recommendation, refusing permission saying that the current open site makes a “positive contribution” to the character of the area.

Local residents have also campaigned against the plans with some claiming they had been told the area would be kept as open space.

The objectors say it is essential that the green space is left to provide a gap in the housing estate which they say is the biggest in Cornwall.

Hundreds of letters were sent to households in the area over the past few weeks urging them to give their support against the plans after it was revealed that Wainhomes was appealing the decision.

However the developer has now resubmitted the plans which will be considered by Falmouth Town Council’s planning committee when it meets on Monday.

In the application agents for Wainhomes have said in a design and access statement that there are no grounds for refusing outline planning permission.

Under the plans the developer wants to build two four-bedroom detached homes on the site along with garages, parking space and front and back gardens.

The design and access statement says: “The proposed use of the application site for residential purposes is considered appropriate given the local context, character and the site’s sustainable location.

“The dwellings proposed would be able to meet the relevant internal space, amenity space and car parking standards required by the council. No adverse impacts would result from the proposed development.

“The proposed development would contribute to the council’s housing land supply objectives.

“The application site is not Public Open Space. It does not form a disaggregated component of the Public Open Space to the south. The areas of Public Open Space within the Swanvale development were secured by way of legal agreement. The application site falls outside of any such areas.”

Jayne Choak lives next door to the site and is encouraging as many as people as possible to support the fight against it being developed.

She is calling on people to attend the Falmouth Town Council planning committee meeting on Monday (April 29) at 6pm.