Yeovil residents will find out in a matter of days whether 185 new homes will be built surrounding one of the town’s garden centres.

Gladman Developments had put forward plans to build home on Tintinhull Road, between the A37 Ilchester Road and the Brimsmore key site, which is currently being developed.

If approved, the new homes will completely surrounding the existing Brimsmore Gardens centre on Tintinhull Road, with a new access road being created at the site’s western edge.

South Somerset District Council’s area south committee will meet virtually on October 7 to make a final decision on the proposals.

Under the proposals, the 185 homes will be built in five district clusters, connected by a new access road which will run throughout the site.

The access road will connect the development to Tintinhull Road, with a secondary junction linking up to Coppits Hill Lane at the site’s western boundary.

More than half of the site will be given over “green infrastructure”, separating the new homes from the garden centre, the grade two listed Brimsmore House and the busy A37 at the town’s northern edge.

The site was not included in the council’s Local Plan, but was included among the list of sites included in the recent review of said plan, with officers believing it could accommodate up to 200 homes.

A spokesman for Gladman Developments said: “The proposals are in conformity with the council’s vision for Yeovil, and would help to deliver much-needed housing in line with the spatial strategy set out in the Local Plan.

“In light of the acknowledged shortfall in housing land supply, this proposal should be approved without delay.”

Councillor Graham Oakes, whose Yeovil Without ward includes the site, said he was against the plans on the basis of how many homes would be built there.

He said: “The scale of this development, its potential effect on the local road network and the risk to increased flooding downhill of the site mean that at present I oppose this application.

“Local knowledge shows that traffic along Tintinhull Road often travels at excessive speed. A roundabout would be the best way to reduce risk.

“This development simply adds more housing to the existing Brimsmore development, and relies upon another developer meeting his commitments to highways improvements and provision of local facilities, including a school and shops.”

A total of 977 homes will end up being built on the Brimsmore site, along with a new primary school, care home, community hall and a pub or restaurant.

The council was awarded £2M in September 2019 by Homes England to enable the construction of a new spine road, which will run throughout the site and relieve the traffic pressure on Thorne Lane.

The council’s area south committee will meet virtually to discuss the Tintinhull Road plans on October 7 from 5pm. The meeting will be live-streamed via the council’s YouTube channel.