But the proposals for a dwelling on the site north of 36 North Road have been recommended for refusal by East Riding Council planning officers.

The application, submitted by Mr J Walker, is a re-submission of a previous scheme for what is described as a ‘substantial’ detached house on the site, which was turned down earlier this year.

The report to the committee states that the previous scheme was refused because of the site’s countryside location, the use of greenfield land and the impact of the development on the village’s conservation area.

And officers said: “No changes have been made to the scheme that override these fundamental policy objections.”

But the proposals have been met with support from parish councillors and a number of local residents.

The report stated that the parish council had ‘strongly recommended that the application be approved’.

It added: “Additional comments have been made by the parish council regarding the need for the new village hall and money and land being made available by the applicant to enable this project to go ahead.

“These are the grounds on which the parish council support the application.”

Letters have also been received from around 30 properties in the village in support of the application.

They say that the village hall needs urgent and substantial repairs and that the benefits of re-development ‘would be significant for all residents’.

They add: “The applicant and his family are involved in all village activities and are fully committed to the Lund community.”

Supporters also say that existing landscaping and tree planting would make the new building ‘un-intrusive to the passer-by’.

But letters have also been received from ten addresses in opposition to the scheme, who argued that ‘very little in the way of revision’ could justify the council’s previous decision being reversed.

They argued that other sources of funding can be found for the village hall and there was no evidence of any need for the property.

Fears were also expressed that approval of the scheme could set a precedent for other land owners, would spoil the openness of the approach to the village and affect flora and fauna in the area.

The plans will be considered by members of the East Riding Council’s eastern area planning sub-committee when it meets at County Hall, Beverley on Monday August 11.