Plans for a new housing development in a West Cumbrian village are set to be given the go-ahead despite fierce opposition.

The trustees of the Copsey Family have applied to Allerdale council to build 109 homes at Low Seaton.

Three separate applications have been submitted for the plans to build 100 homes on a field behind the Royal British Legion, four homes at Hillside, Camerton Road, and five homes north of Camerton Road.

Part of the British Legion would be demolished to create access to the new site and the club's car park relocated.

Allerdale's planning officers have recommended the plans for approval but the final decision will be made by the council's development panel on Tuesday, which will have to consider the tree applications separately.

Residents have organised themselves in a campaign group called the Low Seaton Anti-Development Group.

Villagers have sent 193 letters of objections to plans for the 100-home estate, 62 were received for the five-home development and 68 for the four homes.

Seaton Parish Councils also objected to the plans.

Concerns include access, road safety and traffic congestion in the village.

But Allerdale council's planning officers said the Highway authority had concluded the additional traffic generated by the development will have minimal impact on the village and conditions could be attached to planning consent to safeguard safety on issues such as site access, visibility splays, emergency access and parking provision within the development.

Danny Horsley, who sits on Seaton Parish Council, said: "We still have our chance to talk and challenge this plan at the meeting, people in the village are not happy at all. We're already struggling with traffic around that area and it will only get worse."

Significant concerns was also raised regarding potential of flooding.

A report by Allerdale council's planning officers said: "The geology does not allow for adequate soakaway and therefore the next sustainable option for surface water drainage is to a watercourse.

"Surface water drainage is planned to the River Derwent via a part culverted watercourse known as Gale Brook."

But Amanda Wallace, chairman of Workington Flood Action Group, was among those objecting to the plans on ground the proposal would increase the risk of flooding to homes in Barepot.

Coun Horsley said nearby properties already flood where Gale Brook is culverted in areas including Derwent Bank and West Croft.

If plans were approved, 25 per cent of the homes would have to be affordable and maintenance and management of open spaces and play areas would have to be provided.

The county council said a new classroom would have to be built at Seaton junior school to accommodate the 14 extra children it calculated the development would bring. It asked for a contribution from the applicant of £223,791 to build a 30-pupil classroom.

But Allerdale council’s officers said this request was unreasonable as it was not consistent with council planning policy and recommended a contribution of £104,435 to be sought from the trustees of the Copsey family.

Coun Horsely said: "That is absolutely disgraceful, the school won't be able to cope with the amount of children that will come from that estate."

The development panel will meet on Tuesday at 1pm at Maryport's Wave Centre.