DEVELOPERS wanting to build 32 homes against the wishes of Craven planners in a 'green wedge' between Sutton-in-Craven and Glusburn have submitted slightly different plans.

Snell Developments has already appealed to the government's Planning Inspectorate after Craven District Council over ran the eight week limit to decide on its scheme to build new homes in 'Thompson's Field' off Holme Lane.

Now, it has re-submitted the outline application to the council, identical to the original scheme, but with the addition of a new 18 space public car park.

In its submission, Snell Developments says the application is identical, apart from the 'offsite highways works'.

A proposed 18 space car park will be available for parents taking their children to nearby Sutton Community Primary School and help relieve congestion on the roads at busy times, it says.

Snell is also disputing the council's claim it has a sufficient five year supply of housing sites because it claims the authority has not taken into account a 20 per cent buffer.

It proposes a mixture of two, three and four bedroom homes, with 40 per cent classed as affordable.

Even though Craven District Council ran out of time to decide on the original plan itself, its planning committee said it would have refused the application and its comments will be considered by the government inspector in the appeal - which the developers say is likely to be a public hearing.

In its submission, Snell says: "The development proposed constitutes sustainable development having access to a wide range of local facilities. The site can make an immediate contribution towards overcoming the district shortfall in housing delivery and can contribute towards boosting the five year housing land supply together with a significant number of economic and social benefits."

Councillors, together with Sutton Parish Council, said they were opposed to the application because of the loss of the important green gap between the two settlements.

And even though the latest two plans were scaled down versions of an earlier scheme for 53 homes on the same site, it would still mean a diminution of the gap between Sutton and Glusburn.

The first application for the site for 53 homes was rejected by the council and then by a government inspector in June, 2013.

Snell submitted its outline application for the field in October, last year, before going to appeal.