Controversial plans to build 115 houses near Lancaster have been recommended for a thumbs down by council planners after objections by hundreds of residents.
Lancaster City Council has received almost 400 objections to the Galgate scheme from the public.
Cat Smith, MP for Lancaster, has also objected to proposals to build a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced two-storey homes in a field near Highland Brow.
Council planners have recommended the Wainhomes (NorthWest) scheme should be refused.
The council planning regulatory committee, a group of elected councillors, is expected to make a final decision on Monday at Morecambe Town Hall.
The 398 public complaints about the scheme include worries about flood risk, extra traffic, loss of views and privacy, that the local primary school is already full and the GP practice is stretched to capacity, increased pollution from extra vehicles, and that Galgate will become an extended part of Lancaster and "erode the existing quiet village".
Part of the site (which is pictured below) has been identified as being at risk from surface water flooding, says a council planning report.
Cat Smith said the development "would see housing built on land that regularly floods, the sewer network on Meadow Park is over-taxed and struggles with high levels of discharge, (there are) existing serious safety issues along Highland Brow and Salford Road and the proposed T Junction will worsen the problem".
Ms Smith also said there would be "more traffic congestion during construction period and speeding down Salford Road" and had "concerns of the access via Salford Road and removal of the ‘green buffer’ between Galgate and housing built in South Lancaster".
County Councillor Matthew Maxwell-Scott, who represents Lancaster Rural East, and Councillor Richard Austen-Baker, who represents Ellel ward on the city council, have also expressed concerns about increased flood risk and traffic problems.
Other objectors include Ellel Parish Council, on grounds of potential flooding, capacity of the sewerage system, and potential for extra traffic on nearby roads where there are already speeding and parking issues.
The arboricultural officer has objected on grounds of potential damage to trees and hedgerows.
County Highways object, saying "the development is currently unacceptable in terms of the site access and internal layout, impact on the wider highway network and sustainable travel".
The Lead Local Flood Authority and Environment Agency object due to the potential flood risk not being properly addressed.
Natural England and the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) have objected due to not enough information on how habitats might be affected.
The council report says: "The proposal is considered to be of a very poor in form and layout, will have a detrimental impact on residential amenity, biodiversity and the highway network, fails to provide appropriate cycling and pedestrian links, does not adequately address flooding and drainage and fails to provide an appropriate housing mix to an appropriate standard. It also fails to adequately address school infrastructure requirements."
The planning committee meeting is open to the public and starts at 10.30am on Monday, October 10.
We have contacted Wainhomes (North West) for comment.
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