Residents who live next to a Bradford golf course are calling on the golf club to do more to stop wayward balls from landing in their gardens and damaging their properties.

The neighbours, who live on Moor View Drive in Bradford Moor, have said they are fed up of golf balls hitting their houses and landing in their gardens.

The residents, who have young children and babies on the way, are concerned their children could be injured by balls flying onto their property.

Bradford Moor Golf Club said when the houses were built in 2012, it warned the developers the houses were too close to the course, but has offered to pay for any repairs to damage caused by off-target shots.

However, it said any measures to try and stop balls from entering the properties would “not be feasible”.

One resident, who asked not to be named, said she was worried for her unborn baby’s safety after a ball struck the window of what will be her baby’s room.

The woman, 29, is seven months pregnant, and said several balls enter her garden from the course every week. She said: “I always have balls coming into my garden and causing damage. A ball cracked the window of my house recently which is where my baby will be sleeping in a cot when it is born. It doesn’t bear thinking about what could happen, or if she was playing in the garden and a ball came flying in. We want nets putting up to prevent balls from coming in, it’s not about the damage it’s the danger to me and my child. It is not the golf club’s fault but at the same time it is their responsibility to stop this from happening.”

The woman’s neighbour, Zak Khan, said he is also concerned for his young child. He added: “My biggest worry is my daughter, she is still young but sometime goes out into the garden and she could get hit. My car has been dented by golf balls.”

Dave Parlett, president of Bradford Moor Golf Club, said the housing development near the course’s seventh hole was built five years ago on land which had been open space for many years. He said the club made representations to Bradford Council and the developer regarding the “close proximity” of the houses to the golf course boundary.

He said: “Despite several meetings in which the safety concerns were strongly voiced by club officials, no changes were made to the layout of the housing site or the height of a new boundary fence that was erected by the developer alongside the existing fence previously erected by the golf club.”

“The only concession made was that 22 small trees, all less than two metres in height, were planted adjacent to the boundary fence on the seventh hole, which have not been maintained as promised, and the majority of which have now either died or been vandalised.

“It is correct that golf balls do occasionally stray from the course due to errant shots.

“However, if the golf club are contacted with regard to either damaged windows or vehicles, we always fully reimburse the claimant with the costs of repair, provided that that the damage can be proved and the costs are based on a received reasonable quotation.

“The option of retrospectively providing a higher fence or netting in an attempt to prevent balls from entering gardens is not feasible, as the height would need to be greater than the house itself to guarantee its effectiveness. The golf club have planted trees within the course adjacent to the fence-line on the seventh hole in the past and will pursue the option of further planting in this location when funds allow.”