'We're in danger of our village being saturated with tourists'

Opposition to plans for a holiday home

- Phil Corrigan

A 199-year-old former Methodist church near Alton Towers is set to be turned into a holiday home.

The proposals would see the disused Primitive Methodist Church in Alton refurbished into a one-bedroom property and offered to tourists for short stays.

A planning application to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has attracted 16 objections from residents as well as Alton Parish Council, who raise concerns over the lack of on-site parking and the potential impact on nearby streets.

Objectors are also concerned about the growing number of holiday lets in Alton and the impact this is having on the character of the village.