Shop owners in Friockheim have warned that new parking measures could severely affect their businesses.
Ann-Marie Kinnear, owner of The Paper Shop in Gardyne Street, has started a petition which has gathered 450 signatures.
She said her shop could close after 100 years of trading as double yellow lines are set to be put down in the street as part of a major planning application.
Guild Homes (Tayside) Ltd is seeking approval for the development of 80 houses, including 16 affordable properties, along with open space, landscaping and access for land to the south of Gardyne Street.
In addition, there is a safeguarded site for a possible health centre and a parking area adjacent to the Co-operative convenience store.
The application, which will go before a meeting of the development standards committee in Forfar on Tuesday, is recommended for approval.
The main access point from the B965 would be via a mini roundabout which would intersect with Gardyne Street and Westgate.
The report said: “Some parking would be lost on Gardyne Street to accommodate access points and safeguard visibility splays.
“However, 35 off-street parking spaces would be provided within the site on an area to the northwest in the vicinity of the main business area within the village where shops and services are located.”
But shop owners said they are unhappy about the “unnecessary” move to put in double yellow lines in Gardyne Street.
Mrs Kinnear said The Paper Shop relies heavily on passing trade and if people are unable to park outside the shop then they will simply go elsewhere.
She said: “They can still do this without opening a new road and changing the whole layout of the existing street.
“The Paper Shop is and has been the centre of the village for 100 years.
“We don’t see a need for the double yellow lines. These local shops are the core of the community.
“We have said that if this happens we won’t have a business. We have a lot of passing trade and if people can’t stop they will go elsewhere.
“We have no problem with the homes but they have to think again about the double yellow lines.”
Ray Middleton, proprietor of women’s fashion shop La Moda, has also objected to the proposal.
“This would severely affect my business and that of others,” he said.
“People should not be prevented from earning their living.”
Susan Kinnear of Travel Wishart Coach Hire in Friockheim has also objected to the move.
She said: “The double yellow lines proposed for the length of the road would affect our business and many other businesses on that main street.”
The site was promoted by Guild Homes through the Angus local plan review, in which the land is allocated for residential development by the Scottish Government Reporter.
Following liaison with the housing developer, the council and the local community, a development brief for the site was approved by councillors.
A planning application was lodged with Angus Council in January 2011, which included a formal local consultation.