The Barker Family Estate has submitted a planning application to demolish an existing property called Highfields, in Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, and replace it with a cluster of two, three and four-bedroom houses.

However, because the 0.81-hectare plot lies immediately to the west of a Nene Parkway junction, vehicles turning onto Oundle Road would not have a clear view.

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Looking east, the driver's view would be obscured by a line of metal railings stretching under the parkway flyover.

The barriers keep pedestrians, including dozens of Orton Longueville School pupils, and vehicles on Oundle Road apart.

A safety report on visibility, drawn up on behalf of the landowner, raises the possibility of removing a stretch of the barrier.

The report said: "Visibility from the proposed access to the site is restricted by the existing boundary wall, vegetation and existing guard railing to the east, and this could result in collisions between vehicles exiting the proposed access from Highfields and vehicles in Oundle Road."

According to the report, the risk of potential collisions would be reduced if part of the railing was removed because it would improve visibility for drivers.

Today, Orton Longueville councillor Janet Goodwin said: "There is talk about the barrier in Oundle Road being cut back, and residents are not happy about that. I back them 100 per cent. There would be a road safety issue for children."

Peterborough City Council planners now have until July 8 to determine the application, while the matter could be referred to a planning and environmental protection committee.

If approved, the development would be one of a series of housing projects that have sprung up along Oundle Road, including the 1,000-home Riverside estate, the 101-apartment Jelson Homes scheme and the 30-flat Milton Estates development.

Meanwhile, plans to build about 100 homes on the site of Guild House and a smaller scale development on a car sales lot, immediately to the east of St Botolph Lane, could re-surface again.

It has prompted councillors to raise concerns that piecemeal development was having a detrimental impact on traffic flows in Oundle Road.

A design and access statement for the latest 14-home scheme pledges to "respect the character of the area".

To view the plans, visit the city council's Bridge House offices, on Town Bridge, between 9am and 5pm on weekdays.