OBJECTIONS have poured in from residents and the local council against plans to build 17 new homes in Sonning.
Sonning Golf Club want to build the barn-style houses to help boost profits and attract more golf following a "decline in membership".
The plans were submitted to Wokingham Borough Council to build the estate in a redundant section of the club in June.
But local residents and Sonning Parish Council have expressed concerns over the plans.
Gordon Jones, of West Drive in Sonning, said: "We very much object to the proposal for 17 houses to be built on the plot of land in the corner
of Sonning Golf Club.
"The building of so many houses would change the character of the area.
"The significant number of cars from this development would increase traffic in the vicinity. In the mornings there is already a regular queue of cars in Pound Lane leading up to the
roundabout with the A4 leading to access/egress problems for residents in West Drive, Duffield Road and Sonning Gate."
Mr Jones added that the increase in traffic could result in a number of crashes.
Lesley Bates, Sonning Parish Council Clerk, said the council felt the proposals would harm the rural character of the area, and the details of the proposals were inaccurate.
She said: "The applicant states that the shops in Woodley are ‘within convenient walking distance’ but fails to note that this would involve crossing the narrow Butts Hill railway bridge, which has no pavement and is potentially dangerous for pedestrians (the alternatives would not qualify as ‘convenient’).
The proposed site, near the junction of Duffield Road and Pound Lane in Sonning, used to be part of a fairway but the hole was taken out by the club.
A spokesman for the developer said: "In recent years golf clubs have suffered a decline in membership and green fees while operating costs of risen, not least because of more extreme climate events. 
"Most golf clubs have sought to diversify their income by staging more events; and becoming venues for community and family functions, thus becoming more important as community assets. "Sonning Golf Club is no exception.
The proposal is for a courtyard of barn style houses centred around a single large manse as a centre point, which will provide a shell for 4 apartments, with 2 short terraces of affordable houses to the front of the site, providing a total of 4 flats and 13 houses."
The application is still under consideration and therefore its undecided whether it will appear before the planning committee.