A proposal for 100 homes in the north of a village has taken residents by surprise.

Just as Great Totham Action Group thought it had finished battling plans for a massive housing estate in the south of the village, a different developer is now proposing a scheme for 100 homes in the north.

Anthony Cussen has approached Maldon District Council with preliminary plans for land opposite The Compasses in Colchester Road.

If given the go ahead, the development would be built in three stages.

Access to the site would be via the existing site entrance on Braxted Lane.