A DEVELOPER has hit back at objections against plans to demolish a home and build three houses, which would each be worth more than £9million.

As reported, developer Fortitudo applied for outline planning permission for the three homes on Pearce Avenue in Lilliput.

The proposals were met with backlash from residents, with 49 objections submitted against the plans to the council.

Comments said that the scheme would be ‘overdevelopment’ of the site, due to the size and density of the planned properties.

Neighbours also raised concerns over traffic congestion in the area due to the increased construction traffic and later residential traffic from the three homes, with the Parkstone Yacht Club and the Lilliput Surgery nearby.

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Other objections, including that from The Society for Poole, said the design of the homes does not ‘respect the character and distinctiveness of the area’.

However, chief executive of Fortitudo, Richard Carr, said that the plots for each of the three homes are bigger than the neighbouring plots and that the homes would be no taller than others in the area.

Addressing concerns from residents that the buildings may be converted into flats in the future, the developer indicated that two of the three houses have already been sold as houses to private clients.

It also highlighted that planning permission was approved by the then-Poole Borough Council in 2008 for the house on the plot to be demolished and replaced with three homes.

A design and access statement submitted to the council said it is understood that there was three homes on the plot previously, before the current home was built.

If approved, each of the three houses would have five bedrooms and would span more than 9,890 square feet over four floors, with a basement garage accessed by a car lift.

A financial viability statement submitted as part of the application stated that each house is expected to fetch around £9.25million.

A public consultation on the plans ends on January 12, with no date set for a decision on the plans at this stage.