PLANS to turn a police training centre into homes are set to be given the green light - but residents have questioned the safety of the scheme.

Town bosses are to discuss plans to turn the Osborne Quarters Police Training Centre in Netley Abbey into 30 two-bedroom homes at a meeting set to take place at Hamble Primary School tonight.

The plans put forward by Bournemouth-based Juno Developments are recommended for approval.

One resident who lives in the area said that traffic in the area would become “impossible” if the project goes ahead.

This comes after the front office at Eastleigh Police Station was closed for good last month.

The buildings in Netley Abbey have been used for policing purposes for decades, but have not been used for training.

A spokesperson for Hampshire police and crime commissioner said: “Osborne Quarters were part of the original Netley estate and are over 100 years old. Most recently, they have been used as offices by HR and ICT teams, but their age and design means they are no longer an effective or efficient part of the police estate. The property is currently on the market and has not been sold at this time; however, it is under offer and the prospective purchaser has submitted a planning application.”

As previously reported, the initial plans were to turn the training buildings into 40 homes.

But the proposal has been changed and developers are now asking permission to create 30 two-bedroom homes at the site with access from Hound Road.

While they said the scheme will help provide much-needed housing, more than 80 residents voiced their concerns over the impact the project will have on traffic and the character of the area.

Philip Meakins, who has lived in Hound Road for the past 28 years, said: “The scale of the proposed development will overwhelm the access routes, whether they be through the park or via Hound Rd, a road already gridlocked from time to time by existing residents’ traffic, commercial traffic and visitors to the park.

“The area between Hound Rd and Osbourne quarters is extremely dangerous at present, and a further 65 vehicles would make it impossible.”

But in an official document, Darryl Howells, from Pure Town Planning, speaking on behalf of the developer, said: “The vehicular access will be solely from Hound Road and the access will be modified to increase its width to six metres, to enable two vehicles to pass each other without stopping the flow of traffic.Converting the buildings to 30 residential units will ensure they are preserved, the conversion can occur without extensive modification to the building’s interior or exterior walls.”

The meeting tonight will start at 6pm.