Residents opposing a temporary car park being built outside a primary school have accused Bradford Council of dismantling a dry-stone wall without planning permission.

The Council, however, has refuted the claim.

It says planning permission was not needed as it was part of details previously agreed by planning conditions.

Residents of Myers Lane, in Bolton, Bradford, believe the car park for 40 teachers at Grove House Primary School would put too much strain on the road which they say already struggles with the volume of traffic.

It will replace the staff car park at Grove House so builders can access Hanson School as part of the Building School for the Future programme.

Richard Waters, the chairman of the Hodgsons Fold and Myers Lane Residents Action Group, claims residents were not told about the plans to remove the wall.

He said: “They have taken all the dry stone wall out and they never told us they were going to do that.

“It provides an entrance into a car park off our highway and it’s going to add another 40 cars coming down here, which is already a tremendous bottle neck. It is a massive danger and hazard.

“Local people are very angry that they haven’t been consulted.”

Mr Waters said his understanding was that planning permission was required to take out the dry-stone wall.

But John Eyles, a major development manager for Bradford Council, said: “Planning permission has been granted for a new secondary school, which will include a unit for deaf children, on the Hanson School site.

“While work is in progress a temporary car park is needed for staff at nearby Grove House Primary School as construction traffic will be using their existing one. A temporary car park in Myers Lane has been approved by the Council as has the new access for construction traffic.

“Contractors have removed a dry-stone wall piece by piece and this will be stored and re-built when the new school is completed. The contractors hand-delivered a letter to nearby residents last Friday informing them that work was due to start.

“We have also written to residents informing them that access arrangements had been agreed. Planning permission was not needed for this as it was part of details previously agreed by planning conditions.”