We’re angry at 100-home estate being built next door – we’ll be bombarded with ‘deafening’ noise & it’ll ruin our lives

RESIDENTS are furious at plans to build 100 new homes on their doorstep, saying: “It will be just horrible.”

Fed-up neighbours fear they will be bombarded with deafening noise, and insisted they cannot take anymore people.

They also fumed that their countryside views in Keele, on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, will be ruined. 

Parish councillor Susan Hughes, 73, said: “We don’t want this newbuild estate on our doorsteps. 

“It's not just the lovely view that will go, the worst things will be the noise and the extract traffic on the lane which has a few nasty bends and will struggle to cope.

“There will be huge diggers and vehicles on site from 7.30 in the morning until six at night. It will be non stop. It will be just horrible."

Developers Seddon Homes last night fought to win local authority approval for impact piling, one of the noisiest construction methods. It reaches almost 120 decibels from 10ft away.

The application has been deferred because of the concerns over noise.

Neighbour Jean Vyse: “It will have a huge impact to the quality of life to residents living in the immediate area and it will cause a great deal of noise and disruption to our day to day lives.”

Pensioner Jean, who has lived in her home since she was aged 11, said: “This development will cause all sorts of problems, not just noise through the preparation of land and construction.

“There are a few bad bends on our road so there is a road issue - they don’t seem to have taken the traffic into consideration.

“The loss of our lovely views and the fact our local community can’t cope with any more people living here.

“The schools are full, the doctor’s surgery is full, you have to wait weeks and weeks for an appointment.

“I don’t think we can take any more!

“The impact piling right out the front should be refused, it will be very noisy and awful."

Keele Parish Council has objected to the new homes “digging land” scheme, stating: “This is unacceptable."

But it has meant the developers cleared up a former coal mine on the land, which was badly affected by a fire.

Mum Liz Kelly told The Sun: "I don't see what the objection is. I'm not bothered. They have done us a favour.

"They've knocked old factories down, which benefits us. Developers have spent millions of pounds clearing up the area and building some new homes.

“We’ve still got a scenic view from our house, the new builds will be further down.

“If they were right outside my house I might have another view point but I've lost interest with what is going on or not across the road.

“I feel others are panicking for nothing.”

Seddon Homes, Keele Parish Council and Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council have been approached for comment.