More than 100 homes could be built in Cheshire countryside if plans are approved.

Cheshire West and Chester's planning committee is recommended to rubber stamp an application by Taylor Wimpey for 110 properties on land at Chester Road, Tattenhall.

They would range in size between one bed flats and five bed houses, with a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraces. The wider scheme also includes roads, drainage, car parking, public open space and landscaping.

In accordance with housing policy, the scheme would include 33 'affordable' properties via schemes such as social rent.

The 16-acre site is located in the countryside and on the opposite side of Chester Road is the recent Millbrook Meadow housing development.

The application has been called in for discussion by Cllr Mike Jones, owing to concerns in part around impact on local roads.

Tattenhall Parish Council has objected, citing concerns including a lack of local infrastructure.

A report to the committee said: "The council's landscape officer agrees that while the site is sensitive and performs a prominent gateway function into Tattenhall, the proposal would not result in substantial harm to the wider landscape character area."

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But it added: "It is acknowledged, however, that the development would involve the loss of open countryside and would generate moderate, site‑specific landscape and visual effects."

The report said a 'landscaped buffer' was due to be constructed along the western site boundary, contributing to what it called a 'softer, greener edge' that facilitated the transition to the open countryside.

It added: "These areas form part of a wider network of public open space which links to the northern part of the site, while providing a sequence of informal play and recreational spaces, eventually leading to new ponds and habitat areas."

Changes in national planning policy means the borough now has a projected shortage of new housing, an issue which has been a bone of contention at some recent Cheshire West and Chester council meetings.

The report concluded: "It is considered that the harms resulting from the development are limited and do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the significant benefits arising from the delivery of both market and affordable housing in the context of the council's identified housing land supply deficit."

The meeting takes place at Ellesmere Port Library next Tuesday, May 5 at 4pm.