MORE than 70 people attended a meeting called over fears about a major housing development planned for Keynsham.

The meeting held at Elim Church in Balmoral Road, was organised by a campaign group that opposes Taylor Wimpey's plans to build 285 homes at the top of Park Road, known locally as the K2 site.

Keynsham Residents Against K2, or Krak2, claim the new homes would be an overdevelopment and add to flooding problems in the area.
They are also concerned about the possibility of anthrax contamination after the discovery of hundreds of animal carcasses dating back to the First World War at the site.
The application was due to be considered by Bath and North East Somerset Council last month but was put on hold so the land could be tested.
Organisers Russ Pocock and Allan Sinclair told the meeting how they could fight the application on planning grounds if they shared their concerns.
Mr Pocock said: "We need to tackle them on the access, the rain water run-off and the sewage. There are weaknesses in what they want to do.
"We know the Environment Agency is still very concerned about flood water risk and Wessex Water are still concerned about the sewerage."
B&NES has been told by the Government it needs to build 2,000 more homes in Keynsham by 2026 but campaigners argue the infrastructure is not up to scratch..
Krak2, residents and councillors have requested details of the testing method used to check for anthrax at the site but it has not been released.
Although no one from the developer or any council officials attended the meeting, Keynsham South ward councillor Alan Hale came to lend his support.
He said: "I think it really is extremely poor how this group is being treated, especially regarding correspondence."
Residents were urged to contact members of the development control committee at B&NES that will deal with the application to express their concerns.