A politician has raised "major concerns" infrastructure might not "keep pace" the "influx of housing" amid plans for a massive housing estate which will extend the boundaries of an Oxfordshire town.

Applicant Croudace Homes has submitted detailed proposals to build 64 houses in north east Didcot as part of the 1800-home Willowbrook Park estate, which received outline planning permission from South Oxfordshire District Council in June 2017.

Leader of the council and Didcot and Ladygrove representative, David Rouane, said: "My main concern as a local member is to ensure the facilities come along with the housing.

Oxford Mail: Mr Rouane in Ladygrove.Mr Rouane in Ladygrove. (Image: Contribution.)

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"There is a shortage of housing but particularly a shortage of housing that people can afford.

"The concerns with this development are that the infrastructure keeps pace with the influx of housing.

"That has been a problem in the past.

"Another issue wold be about traffic congestion - making sure there is public transport available."

The Liberal Democrat went on to say Didcot had "grown rapidly" as the largest town in South Oxfordshire and there were "major concerns" in terms of the provision of health centres and "added congestion on local roads, especially the town centre".

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The development was initially brought forward in partnership with the University of Reading which had owned the land at the time planning permission was granted in 2017.

But a spokesperson for the university said the land had since been sold to Legal and General in May 2019.

Mr Rouane said: "A number of Oxford colleges own land in the district for the same reason.

"There is always a tension between the planning authority and the developer as the council wants more affordable housing and more community facilities both of which eat into the profits of the developer."

An applicant planning paper says the housing will have allowance for up to 64 dwellings, mixed 20 per cent affordable housing and 80 per cent open market sales.

Oxford Mail: The extension of Didcot.The extension of Didcot. (Image: South Oxfordshire District Council.)

It adds: "The proposal shall recognise the desired routes that skirt and cross the site and form positive edge to edge connectivity via shared paths and traffic calmed streets, overlooked by housing."

News of the plan comes after the Wantage constituency, which includes Didcot, was named by the Sunday Times as 'Britain's housebuilding capital' last year.

Conservative councillor Ian Snowdon, who represents Didcot on Oxfordshire County Council and South Oxfordshire District Council, previously told the paper: “All the surgeries here (Didcot) are full up to new arrivals.

"Children are accepted, but everyone else has to stay with their original doctor — which means I’ve got residents going back to their GP in places like Slough for appointments.”