Plans for a 96-bedroom hotel off the A34 near Didcot have angered parish councillors, who claim it will cause traffic chaos.

Milton Parish Council believes the busy Milton interchange is unsuitable for the development.

Scottish firm Macdonald Hotels wants to build the hotel parallel to the slip road leading to the A34 at Milton at the end of the A4130 Milton-Didcot link road. Already close to the site is the Applecart Brewers Fare Travel Inn, pub and restaurant, a petrol filling station and a McDonald's take away.

Access from the road to the filling station and the Applecart is said to be poor but developers say access will be improved by Macdonald's plans and the existing access will be modified for two-way traffic.

It is also proposed to re-develop the filling station and redesign the layout.

A report from the company's planning consultants said: "The traffic impact would be insignificant in comparison with the high level of traffic flow already on the roads.

"The site is highly accessible from the road network and can be accessed by a range of alternative transport."

But Milton Parish Council chairman George Strange has "deep concerns" about the hotel plan. He said Macdonald withdrew plans earlier this year for a 90-bed hotel following objections.

He said: "It seems the developers have not listened. After withdrawing their first application, they've come back with a scheme for even more rooms.

"We've reservations about their traffic count and the plans for a new access and exit.

"We believe they've under- estimated the amount of traffic likely to use the hotel. It will lead to traffic chaos in a busy area prone to accidents.

"There's already a motel nearby and hotels in the area, so why the need for more accommodation here?

"And who in their right minds would want to stay in a hotel parallel with the slip road onto the A34, which day and night is one of the busiest trunk roads in the country?"

Vale of White Horse District Council planning officer Geraldine Lecoointe said Macdonald's application was likely to be discussed by the Development Control committee early in the new year.

Macdonald Hotels own the Randolph Hotel in Oxford and The Bear at Woodstock. A spokesman declined to comment about the proposals.