The development would predominantly comprise two-storey houses with a number of bungalows, the Local Democracy Reporting Service, external said.
Pearce Construction said it would undertake replacement planting, as well as improve community facilities.
However, vehicles would still need to go through the existing orchard.
Peter Thorn, chair of the Community Orchard Association, said the “community has spent years building up this orchard from virtually nothing and we are determined to save it”.
“We aren’t anti-development, but destroying this community asset is completely unnecessary when alternative access points exist,” he added.
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