A £70million development has been proposed to transform an industrial estate in Earlsfield into homes for more than 400 residents as well as office space.

A riverside park, open to the public, has also been included in the plans. Supporters and interest groups of the Wandle trail and nature park are particularly keen for this section of the river to be redeveloped.

Wimbledon Park Residents Association said, alongside the Wandle Valley Trust, it has wanted to close the "Earlsfield Gap" in the Wandle trail for years.

Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust said: "We welcome the new public open space and the opening of a hitherto inaccessible part of the River Wandle."

But more than 50 objections have been submitted to Merton Council, including that it is “too high” and will increase pressure on services in the area.

Merton Council said the application would likely be discussed at this month's planning committee, after it received dozens of objections during the comments period that ended on May 13.

Developers First Base submitted a proposal to build "Wandle Terrace" on the Haslemere industrial estate in July last year. The 129-flat development would be built on land adjacent to the River Wandle in Earlsfield.

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Objections by residents and businesses include the height of the main building, that its style is out of keeping with other buildings, and that 416 new residents would increase pressure on parking and services, such as schools and GP surgeries.

Two other developments are in the final planning stages nearby, in Ravensbury Terrace and Wellington Road. The Haslemere estate development would be the largest of the three.

The estate in Wimbledon Park ward borders with Wandsworth and Merton. Objectors said the two councils have not done enough to coordinate services for all the potential new residents.

Plans also include new office space, the developer's website says it hopes to create a "new urban riverside quarter."

Barry Jessup, director at First Base, said: “Living, working and playing is blurring and that is why we are creating spaces and places that enable people to get the best of living with the convenience of work and play.

"Our plans for Earlsfield will deliver a new place with new homes for local people, alongside much needed space to work from and importantly spaces to meet others and collaborate over shared ideas. This is how people want new places in London to be and we look forward to delivering this in Earlsfield”.

This month’s planning applications committee will be held on June 22.