A RESIDENT claims he is so fed up with lorries delivering to York’s Derwenthorpe site too early, that he and a neighbour have resorted to blocking the road.

Pete Precious, of Fifth Avenue, contacted The Press to complain about problems with lorries using his road to gain access to the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust’s 540-home housing development.

He said he had complained to the trust, City of York Council and housebuilders David Wilson Homes about mud on the road, speeding site vehicles and vehicles delivering to the site earlier than they should under planning conditions.

However, Mr Precious claimed so little had been done to prevent these problems that he and a neighbour had recently blocked the road with their own vehicles to prevent wagons going to the site before 8am and also to force them to reduce their speed in a road with a 20mph limit and a school entrance.

He said the “icing on the cake” came after residents received a letter from David Wilson Homes, saying the damaged road was going to be resurfaced, with work starting on Monday, but no one turned up.

David Wilson Homes said it was working hard to ensure any disruption to local residents was kept to a minimum, road repairs had started and it was looking to invest in a more advanced road brusher.

A spokeswoman said: “Access to the site is limited and the gates are locked during early or late hours.

“However, we are also writing to our material suppliers to emphasise this message to their contractors again, as well as reintroducing an enforcement operative on the corner of Tang Hall Lane from 7am to ensure lorry drivers are redirected away from Fifth Avenue and Temple Avenue.” A trust spokeswoman said it worked closely with the firm to ensure all complaints regarding construction traffic were resolved.

“David Wilson Homes ensure that all construction traffic is aware of the time restrictions for use of Fifth Avenue, and whenever this is breached they take appropriate action,” she said. “JRHT are informed of construction traffic issues as part of ongoing reporting.”

A council spokeswoman said the authority was monitoring the hours of construction and the trust was fully aware it had been doing so.

She said it would continue to check the site.