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A "ludicrous" proposal to build log cabins in a Midland village has been taken to appeal. Plans for nine holiday lets were dismissed by Wychavon District Council in March.

But the final verdict now lies with a government planning inspector. The proposed cabins are intended for land at The Furrows, off Main Street in Aldington, near Evesham.

District planners argued the cabins would be a "visually intrusive addition to the rural landscape" and would constitute "an unsustainable form of development".

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The plans also generated 32 objections from residents, who voiced concerns about potential noise from the cabins, insufficient infrastructure in the village, and the increase in traffic it would cause.

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