Malvern Hills District council approved the scheme, which includes a sports centre, in November.

The scheme would see about 200 homes on land near the Malvern Hills.

Minor repairs are planned for the mansion building which serves as a council's HQ and also wedding venue.

The trust that looks after the Malvern Hills wants fewer trustees and more powers.

One councillor has warned the 25 homes, proposed for farmland, would "stick out like a sore thumb".

The business says it does not want to "fight with planners” over their recommendations.

The project will see 500 covers rolled out in Malvern and Wychavon to assist emergency workers.

The club's previous lease at Spring Lane Playing Fields made it impossible to access funding.