RESIDENTS have come out in force to protest against plans to expand their village by nearly a quarter.

Developer Taylor Wimpey will unveil proposals to build 145 homes on land off Cockaynes Lane, Alresford, at a public meeting next week.

With a further 50 homes already earmarked for land off St Andrews Close, residents fear the near 200 homes proposed is too much for a village with just 810 houses and flats.

Jane Lee, of the Cockaynes Action Group, said the scope and the proposed site were both wrong.

For the full report, see Friday's Gazette