Irish climdown as they cut proposed number of homes from 313 to 194

And, in further developments, Mr O'Connell said land at the 16-acre site had now been set aside to build a health centre, following concerns the new development would put pressure on existing surgeries.

He said: "We got a significant amount of feedback from residents and always said we would listen to them.

"We have gone down from 370, to 313 and now 194, which is the lowest permissible number of homes we could provide.

"We feel it's a huge positive to be able to make this space available for a health centre because that was one of the biggest concerns filtered down to us from the consultation.

"Whatever we do here it's important it's a high quality product we are all proud of."

Mr O'Connell said there is also a proposed change in style, with 66 of the properties now being labelled as two-bedroom cottages.

The reduction in homes means there would now be less than the 100 parking spaces initially earmarked, although individual homes would get an extra space.

The changes mean the planning application, originally scheduled to go in in November, will now be presented to Spelthorne Council on December 4.

Outgoing Spelthorne MP David Wilshire said he wasn't sure if the move as a whole was a positive step for the village, but said of the health centre plans: "The pressure on doctors is a serious problem. A new surgery is something for people to be pleased about."

A presentation to the community of the new proposals will take place between sometime between November 14-17.

The club wants to move to the 55-acre Hazelwood Golf Club in Croysdale Avenue, where it hopes to build a state of the art training complex, with new pitches, with aims to host an international team in the 2016 World Cup.