ANGRY Barry residents have protested against unbearable noises being caused by construction work at the area of a controversial wood incinerator.

Dock View Road and other Barry streets, which are near the planned energy plant site, are "bearing the brunt of awful construction noises", according to locals.

The Vale council say they are monitoring the situation and there are measures in place to minimise disruption.

At a protest against the "loud noise levels" on Monday, September 12 Keith Stockdale, 61, of Barry and Vale Friends of the Earth, said: "The noise is very bad for us here and all over.

"For weeks now, all we have heard is crashing and banging over and over again.

"Because the incinerator is on the east of Barry docks I think that is why we hear it worse than other places.

"The builders seem to be loudly laying the foundations for the wood incinerator at ridiculous times."

Despite hundreds of letters against the the controversial plan, which would see the construction of a wood fuelled renewable energy/ biomass plant which would process thousands of tonnes of waste wood and feature a 43m stack chimney, the scheme was given the go ahead in August 2015.

Darren Newton, 48, who lives on Dock View Road, is "kept awake" by the "awful sounds".

He said: "I work nights so I get into bed at just after 7am, but I can barely sleep because of the loud sounds coming from the wood incinerator area.

"I decided to sleep in my back bedroom but it is still no use, it is so loud.

"In fact, it is that annoying and off-putting that I have taken off four weeks from work just so I can sleep.

"I don't understand why anyone would put this development so close to housing."

Marcus Goldsworthy, head of planning and regeneration, said: “The council has received only one complaint about noise emanating from the construction work at the site off Woodham Road.

“The council's planning enforcement team will monitor the situation to ensure that the development is proceeding in accordance with the approved plans and conditions.

“There are measures in place to minimise disturbance to the public, including strict hours in which work can be carried out and set routes along which site vehicles can travel.”