PEOPLE living near a building site in Worcester are concerned about the amount of mud being left by trucks all along their road.

Residents of Grasmere Drive in the Warndon area of Worcester say they are worried about the mud that is left on the road by trucks travelling to and from the site.

Workers are building 15 houses on land off Grasmere Drive but Alan Tenney, who has lived on the road for 42 years, says the mess left behind each day is "disgusting and dangerous".

"It's atrocious, it's a sheer mess," he said.

"The trucks come up in the morning and leave behind so much mud and I've only seen it swept up once. Our car tyres are thick with mud and when we walk up to the shops we trail mud inside with us."

Tracey Williams has lived on Grasmere Drive with husband, Neil, for three years.

Mrs Williams said: "It's terrible. Neil is a builder and he's been putting his work boots on just to walk to a nearby shop because they get so caked in mud, which then comes in to the house. The children walk along the road and get covered in muck too, and it's horrible. We work hard for what we have and don't like to see it ruined.

"I also worry about when it's a colder and wetter day and the mud starts to freeze and get slippery. My 70 year old mother comes to visit and to think that she might slip and fall is awful. She already has to dodge the mud to avoid slipping on it now.

"We understand the workers have a job to do but there must be ways of sweeping up or washing away the mud."

A spokesperson for Worcester City Council said that when the planning application was approved for the development, conditions were put in place that say work should not be started until "wheel cleaning apparatus" is put in place in the "interest of health and safety", and they added that a planning enforcement officer will be visiting the site today to ensure conditions are being complied with.