![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-village-is-going-to-be-swallowed-up-by-a-huge-estate/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cossington-village-life-threat-developers-770837451-1.jpg&description=RESIDENTS say their lives will soon be ruined when their tiny village is swallowed by a massive estate - and the council won't listen to their pleas. The historic Leicestershire village of Cossington is set to be soon "engulfed" by new homes, which will see it triple in size. Parish Council chair Penny Weston-Webb, 83, lives in Cossington and says the community is 'anxious' about the new developmentsCredit: Terry Harris At the moment, there are just 180 properties in the town, but planners have just signed off three schemes that will add another 357 homes. Council bosses have also given the green light for plans to build a 98-acre solar farm, and four huge industrial units. Locals fear the massive projects will "drown" their picturesque rural village, which has no shop, doctors' surgery, dentist or bus route. And Charnwood Borough Council's move has also seen residents rush to put their homes, which average £560,000, on the market. Parish Council chair Penny Weston-Webb, 83, told The Sun Online: 'I walked around and I counted 16 for sale signs up in one day. 'That's unheard of around here. Usually the only way homes come up for sale is when someone has passed away. 'But the community is really anxious about what will happen to the village when all these new houses are built. 'There's no support here for these housing schemes. Eight in ten homes sent in objections to the council but clearly they've not listened to us." The council had already approved plans to build 170 homes on green belt land, and 130 on a farmer's field, and last week agreed on another 57 houses at the other end of the only road through the village. The solar farm and the Amazon-style industrial depots will be constructed just outside Cossington. Locals are also concerned their village - which is known for its 13th century church - will not be able to handle the increased population. 'ENGULFED' Penny, who was born in Cossington, added: 'We have no facilities here. 'We have a church that desperatel){kind=link}
RESIDENTS say their lives will soon be ruined when their tiny village is swallowed by a massive estate – and the council won’t listen to their pleas.
The historic Leicestershire village of Cossington is set to be soon “engulfed” by new homes, which will see it triple in size.
At the moment, there are just 180 properties in the town, but planners have just signed off three schemes that will add another 357 homes.
Council bosses have also given the green light for plans to build a 98-acre solar farm, and four huge industrial units.
Locals fear the massive projects will “drown” their picturesque rural village, which has no shop, doctors’ surgery, dentist or bus route.