A development of high-end homes with a gated community feel could be built on the boundary of a rural village.

Plans for the detached four-bedroom houses, to be constructed on land off Northcote Road, Langho, were submitted to the Ribble Valley Borough Council earlier this month.

Oaktree Developments, the company behind the plans, revealed each home would be complete with a private garden, two parking spaces and a bin storage area.

Northcote Road is located directly opposite Northcote Park on the A59 – another development of luxury homes which has seen units sells for as much as £850,000.

The development would be situated close to the Michelin Star Northcote Manor and the villages of Langho, Old Langho and Brockhall – a fully gated community where Blackburn Rovers have their training ground.

In planning documents Smith & Love Planning Consultants said on behalf of their client: “The development aim is to intensify residential development to the north of Langho village within easy reach of Northern Rail and Langho Station.

“[Plans are to] redevelop and change the use of the site for residential, proposing the construction of eight dwellings consisting of two-stories in scale and detached plots.

“Our development will complement the success of the adjacent residential development off Longsight Road, which has proven to be a popular and modern development of residential properties.”

Documents revealed Oaktree Developments aim to achieve "high-quality" design in their properties, with the company focusing on smaller, hamlet style developments which seek to "promote better spaces to live that function well and will be visually attractive".

They added that the site will feature railings and have the sense of a "gated" enclosure with the aim of promoting a "safe and secure" site.

Smith & Love went on to say the plans make a contribution to the council’s five-year housing land supply scheme and added no environmental or technical issues have been identified that should stop the project from going ahead.

They concluded: “The site occupies a highly accessible location and the development comprises sustainable development that can be supported by the Council.

“On this basis, the proposal is in full accordance with the aims of the development plan and as a result should be supported.”

Several people and organisations have been consulted on the proposal and have until the first week of July to submit objections or queries.