New headquarters for the biggest private employer in Chichester are set to be approved next week, despite fears it will "dwarf" nearby houses.

Publishing giant John Wiley currently operates from five different offices around the city centre.

Now, all its 280 staff could soon be working from a new modern complex on former railway sidings next to Chichester station.

The company says 26 new jobs will be created in the £9 million move.

Chichester Council's economic development manager, Martin Barnes, says the complex will also help regenerate the Stockbridge Road approach into the city.

A spokesman for John Wiley said the scheme could attract other companies to settle in the area.

He also hopes more staff will travel to work by train, leaving their cars at home.

Councillors are being recommended to back the scheme at a meeting on Monday.

Residents in nearby Terminus Road are worried that the building will mean the loss of their privacy.

One critic said the houses would be "dwarfed", but a report claims this could be overcome with sensitive landscaping and tree planting.

The development will also involve the company paying £50,000 towards cycle lanes and a scheme to upgrade the rail and bus stations.

A law firm will take over Wiley's current main offices in Baffins Lane.