Speaking on the revised Blanchard's Field application, Cllr Seely says the development is "just too large in a village which has arguably already seen too much speculative house-building in the past few decades".
A lecture from a world authority on dinosaurs from the Natural History Museum, as well as a walking trail around Brighstone, are just two events celebrating the life of dinosaur pioneer, Rev William Fox.
The work is scheduled to last 17 weeks, finishing before the May Bank Holiday with two-way lights in place for majority of work, but with a three week road closure while the new road drainage system is constructed.