Residents on Bispham and Riverside Avenues said they had been "appalled" at the size of the Lancashire Waste Technology Park on Sustainability Way in Farington and would continue to raise concerns about the end of the development and its operation.

Work is now under way on the final stages of work on the park for an education centre including six 15m wind turbines, although changes on landscaping of the site are due to be passed by county council officials next week.

The environment education centre includes a glass-bottomed "skybridge" which will take groups of children from the centre through to the waste processing plant where they will be able to see the recycling taking place.

June Anderson, who lives in Mill Lane in Farington, said: "I have put four complaints in and I know a lot of other people have, no-one is going to let it drop, we are going to keep on their case.

"Even when they have finished building it, there will be lorries going back and forth from the site and we are going to keep on watching to check they do not have too many wagons."

Another resident, who lives in Bispham Avenue overlooking the site, said when residents arrived home every day they were greeted by a "monstrosity".

He said: "You turn off Croston Road and down Thornton Drive and it is like you are going into an industrial estate, I know there are people who have had to put selling their house on hold.

"There is still a lot of very strong feelings about the whole thing and even though it is nearly done we are keeping up the pressure."

The development control committee at Lancashire County Council is expected to pass last-minute changes to landscaping of the new education centre when it meets next Wednesday.

County Coun Mike Otter said the development "still hurt" a lot of people living close to the site.

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