“The site itself is just an overgrown jungle now. It’s an eyesore at the end of the car park as far as I can see.”
One of the those to vote in favour of the application was Cllr Peter Watson, who sat on the committee which approved the Waitrose store in 2015.
He said: “These houses, in my opinion, will look much better than a Waitrose store, and the principal of development is already there.”
However, some councillors felt the development had too many houses, and local resident Matt Whittaker claimed it would affect solar panels installed at his home and business to make it carbon neutral.