The controversial Spurwink Woods development in Cape Elizabeth gained final approval from the Planning Board Tuesday night. However, that does not mean that it’s smooth sailing for the developers.

Richard Bryant, an outspoken opponent of the development, will make sure of that. Bryant and the Neighbors for Sensible Development, the group opposing the project is still unhappy with the proposal. Plans for the development have been altered several times, and now include a gate to stop any cut-through traffic from congesting the roads around the development. The neighbors have contended that allowing cut-through traffic would congest the roads, making neighborhoods unsafe for children.

Spurwink Woods is a 42-unit development that would link Mitchell Road to Spurwink Avenue through two dead-end neighborhoods. The neighbors, opposed to connecting dead-end neighborhoods, recently won a town-wide referendum to limit the creation of what they call short-cut streets by linking up to dead-end streets.

Dissatisfied with the current plan, neighbors now have several options, said Bryant. They can appeal the approval based on the new ordinance passed last week in a referendum, or they can force the developer to place an easement over a portion of the land, so that the gate can be moved later, should an undeveloped plot of land be developed and eventually link up to Spurwink Woods, causing what Bryant describes as just another shortcut.

“It’s not over yet,” said Bryant.