NEWPORT residents have formed an action group to oppose a proposal for 92 new houses due to fears of the extra traffic it could bring.

The planning application put forward by developers Hannaby Planning Solutions could see a 92-home development built close to the Queens Hill Education Centre.

The development which is due to go before planners in October will feature parking for existing residents and facilities for St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School along with the demolition of existing school buildings.

But residents who have formed The Queens Hill Action Group fear the development will bring an additional 200 cars onto an already busy road.

Hermione Brutch one of the group’s leading members is a Queens Hill resident and feels very strongly about the proposed development.

“We estimate that there will be roughly 200 cars for the 92 houses,” she said. “It is going to be chaos.”

On Tuesday six members of the group carried out a full-day traffic survey following the one carried out by the developers to see how many cars currently use the road. “The 92 houses will mean a huge amount of extra traffic,” she said.

David Fouweather, Conservative councillor for Allt-yr-yn ward where the Queens Hill development is planned, said: “A planning application has been lodged with Newport council to build 92 homes on the former High School site and it is also believed that another application will come forward for 80 flats in the old post office building at Mill Street.

“Queens Hill is a very busy arterial route in to the city centre. The infrastructure for even more traffic on this already busy road is not suitable. The road is used by buses, cars, lorries and articulated vehicles.

“Residents have become so concerned that they are now carrying out their own traffic survey in order to highlight their concerns to the council.

“As local councillors we are supporting our residents and share their concerns.”

The next planning meeting will be on October 1 at 10am.