A BID to create up to 10 homes at a disused quarry is still awaiting a decision as discussions over wildlife concerns continue.

Developers are asking East Hampshire District Council for outline planning permission for the Ropley Lime Quarry site in Soames Lane, near Alresford, and it is thought that a decision will now be reached in the next few months.

As previously reported, the scheme caused anger among residents and conservationists who have objected over fears for local wildlife at the quarry.

It followed a critical report that labelled the risk to nesting peregrine falcons as “substantial” and “unacceptable”.

Tristan Norton, senior ecologist at Hampshire County Council, wrote in a letter to planners: “The risk of the birds deserting the site altogether is substantial and that this is an unacceptable ecological impact.”