Residents say they have had their worst fears realised following the expansion of a nearby school.

And one angry householder has refused to pay her council tax for the past year because of the "horrendous'' road chaos.

Plans to extend Queensbury Upper School to accommodate 600 more pupils were opposed last year by people who live in Deanstones Lane, the school's main access road. But the proposals went ahead as part of the Bradford schools' reorganisation programme despite concerns about traffic chaos.

Residents say now they have to put up with noise, bright lights, blocked views and more traffic using the road and causing parking problems.

Often people are unable to get out of their own driveways because of all the vehicles parked along the road.

Diane Simpson-Wood, who has lived in Deanstones Lane for three years, said: "There are seven buses in the morning and afternoon - it's horrendous. The school car park is always full and there are 30 portable buildings on the grounds. We did object when the planning application was going ahead. We have since asked for the council tax to be lowered but I haven't paid a penny since May last year when it all started.

"We all deserve compensation. We've thought of moving but I don't think we could sell the house. I don't think anyone would want to buy it."

A Bradford Council spokesman said: "Council tax is a tax on the occupation of the property and residents do not have the right to withhold payment if they are in dispute over council services."

One of Mrs Simpson-Wood's neighbours, who did not want to be named, has lived in Deanstones Lane for 27 years and she and her husband will retire next year.

"We have had to put up with noise from the building work for the past 12 months and my husband was on permanent nights," she said.

"The afternoon is the worst with all the parking on both sides of the road. We used to be able to see fields but now all we see is the extension which looks like a prison block. And there are lights shining in our bedroom all night.''

Queensbury councillor Andrew Smith, a governor of the school, said he was trying to do as much as he could to help residents and alleviate the problems.

"What I have got the Council to do is improve the footpaths and there is consultation on whether to block off one end of Hazeldene to stop people using that as a rat run," he said. "It's just a case of monitoring it. If we make improvements while it's still going on they might not be the right ones when it's finished."

Queensbury School head teacher Richard Moore said he had received complaints from residents but said: "I think these are short term problems that will disappear in the next month or so.

"The contractors have taken up half of the car park with their offices and they will be removed soon. It is our aim to be good neighbours and we are doing everything we possibly can about something which is largely not of our making."