Objectors of a housing development say it will bring "no benefit" to Cleator Moor.

Plans for the scheme on land at Bowthorn Farm go before Copeland planners next Wednesday and are likely to be given the green light.

However, more than 20 residents have lodged objections against the application.

Concerns include inadequate access to the site; the volume of traffic impacting on highway safety; and the development setting a precedent for other larger scale schemes.

There has been however one letter of support for the proposal.

As the application is only at outline stage, there are no detailed plans about the houses. But the applicant does indicate the site can accommodate up to eight homes.

The site, off Bowthorn Road, is currently used for agricultural purposes and lies in open countryside.

In a council report it says: "This site lies on the edge of Cleator Moor and is well related to existing residential development.

"The appearance, layout, scale, access, materials and landscaping of the development and its impacts will be considered during future reserved matters application."

The town council has also objected.

It says the development is in an area of land that has been mined for coal, access to the site is dangerous, the footway is too narrow and there is a potential risk of blooding due to capacity issues in the Nor Beck.