A landowner has been given 21 days to clean up an eyesore garage site which neighbours say has become health hazard and prevents their children playing outside.

Residents in Rook Lane, East Bowling, claim a dilapidated garage at the back of their homes has become a danger because it is attracting fly-tippers and nuisance youths.

The site contains the wreck of a caravan, piles of rubbish and mattresses which have been dumped during the past 12 months.

A group of householders have complained about the situation to Bradford Council.

And now the authority has issued a notice to the landowners Cheryl and Gordon Wilcox of Bailiff Bridge near Brighouse ordering them to clean the garages up within 21 days.

If they fail to do so the Council will clear the site and bill the landowners for the cost.

The order is one of 391 issued by the authority in the last 12 months ordering people to clear rubbish from their land or pay for the clean-up bill.

Mother-of-two Amanda Lee, 31, said the site had got so bad she was scared to let her children Lewis, aged five, and Courtney, aged one, play outside.

"There is lots of rubbish; dumped mattresses and all sorts and when the wind blows it comes right into my back garden. And because there are empty garages it is attracting youths who hang around there," she said.

"Lewis used to be able to play outside all the time but now I won't let him now because I wouldn't want him falling and cutting himself in all that rubbish - it is a health hazard."

Amanda has lived on the street since she was a child and used to play in the yard by the garages when she lived at her parents home in Rook Lane.

She said: "There used to be greenery which one of the residents looked after. It used to be called the secret garden but now it is just an eyesore. I was wondering how long it would be before it started attracting drug users.

Her neighbour Rosemary Robinson also refuses to let her grandchildren Autumn and Declan play outside because of the fly-tipping.

Now residents have welcomed the Council's decision to order Mr Wilcox to clean up the site. Amanda said: "It is good news but I hope they don't completely clear the site because we might end up getting travellers on there."

Cheryl and Gordon Wilcox were unavailable for comment.