Horrified’ Burnham residents fear the village will become ‘unliveable’ if a bid to build as many as 800 new homes is approved, a parish council meeting has heard.

Parish councillors said developer Croudace Homes’ plan for fields surrounding Hitcham Farm in Lent Rise Road could bring roads to gridlock and cause the ‘forever’ loss of green space.

The comments come as a petition to ‘stop houses being built in farmland in greenbelt in Burnham’ reached more than 1,350 signatures.