DEVELOPERS behind controversial plans for a retirement village in Burnham have submitted a new application for 40 homes on the site.

Plans have been submitted to develop 40 flats as well as access ways, landscaping and parking for an approved medical centre at the Burnham Waters development.

The designs include two flat blocks comprising 40 residential flats with a communal area between the flats and bike storage.

The site is located within the proposed over-55 retirement community which was approved in 2020.

The flats are made up of 12 two-bedroom flats and 28 one-bedroom flats in the one storey building blocks.

The accessible designs are set to meet the needs of people with frames and wheelchair users.

Private amenity space will also be provided in each home in to form of a balcony, sized to suit the occupancy of each flat.

The balconies will allow for adequate space for outdoor dining and drying clothes.

The walls of the buildings will be built using red multi-facing brickwork with stone grey window frames and a blue-grey natural slate roof.

There is a total of 68 car parking spaces and 64 cycle spaces proposed for outside the flats.

There will be 20 market houses and 20 social, affordable or intermediate-rent homes.

The site at the land of the north side of the B1010 Maldon Road and Green Lane and west of Tinkers Hole in Burnham has had multiple plans approved.

These plans include 103 bungalows, a 70-bedroom care home, a 55-bedroom independent living building, a community centre, shops, a medical centre and offices.

The site will be accessed by a new six-metre wide road off Maldon Road which is currently under construction.

A spokesman for Burnham Waters said: “The proposed flat scheme for Burnham Waters aims to build upon and take design inspirations from the neighbouring proposed building such as the medical centre, community hub and Independent living.

“As well as follow the design style and vernacular of the care home that was previously approved in relation to its height, scale and mass.

“This is to ensure the design is consistent with the emerging character of the neighbourhood."

The development has been unpopular with residents and there were more than 120 objections to the plans to expand the original development.