Angry residents say their lives are being made a misery since a motorway repair compound set up opposite their village homes.

R and W Civil Engineering has bought the site in Wraysbury Road, Wraysbury after using it for 15 months as a hub while it carried out widening work on the roundabout at junction 13 of the nearby M25 motorway.

Resident Sean Hegazey said residents had understood the company would move on when the work was finished - and were shattered to be told it would now be using it as a permanent hub.

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He said: "When we bought the house there was a pleasant green view and no real noise.

"Now our house literally shakes because of heavy goods vehicles and machinery, sometimes at 2 in the morning."

Resident Katie Gardner said: "The pollution is horrific. There is continuous noise at night, and bright lights 24 hours a day."

This week the Royal Borough's lead member for public protection Cllr David Cannon said he had been inundated with calls from residents since last week and was investigating what the situation was regarding the company's presence in the site.

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But this week Andy Theobald who is Managing Director of R&W Civil Engineering said: "We are a professional company going about our lawful business and trying very hard to be considerate."

He said the compound on Wraysbury Road was used for storing materials, plant and equipment.

He said its construction teams would have briefings at around 9pm, returning to the compound in the early hours once work on site was complete.

He said: "Our teams are frequently briefed on being a good neighbours and the need to keep noise to an absolute minimum at night. To put our activities into perspective, we are currently using (and have been for several weeks) two lorries out of the Wraysbury compound at night.

"Modern lorries are very quiet, they hardly make any more noise than a car. I find it difficult to believe that our comings and goings are that noticeable."

He said the company was more than happy to discuss further ways of reducing noise.