PLANS for 16 micro-homes look set to be approved despite strong objections from neighbours.

The iKozie micro-home, the first of which was trialled in Barbourne in Worcester last year, would be built first and then lowered into the site of a former car park behind Cecil Road.

But more than 60 objections have been made against the plan citing parking issues, loss of privacy, inappropriate design and overdevelopment as reasons for approval to be refused.

Residents in neighbouring Cecil Road would have their gardens cut to make way for the homes – leaving each house with around 11 metres of garden. Officers at the city council said the micro-homes would not be tall enough and are sufficiently far away to not restrict light or disturb people in the garden.

Five of the micro-homes would be for single people on the council's social housing list and the remaining 11 would be put on the market to rent.

The original plan for 30 micro-homes with no parking was heavily amended after the county council’s highways department said it was concerned by the increase of cars meaning each home would have its own parking space.

The prefabricated homes, which measure at 17.25 square metres and include a kitchen, bathroom and lounge area, would be arranged in a U-shape behind Cecil Road - part of which would be two-storeys high.

Of the 16 micro-homes, 14 would be the standard size and two would be larger to allow for wheelchair access.

The design of the micro-homes puts the two-storey area at just over six metres high – smaller than the surrounding terraced houses.

Windows in the homes have been positioned to prevent overlooking into the gardens in Cecil Road and the 30 metre distance between the micro-homes and houses in Stanley Road was deemed sufficient enough not to be a burden.