Angry homeowners met on Turnpike Road on Friday to protest against plans by landowners Upton Suffolk Farms to relocate the current facility from Turnpike Road to a site just north of the A11.

They are worried about the impact the scheme will have on the village and want it moved away from their homes.

Ian Harris, chairman of the Red Lodge Eye action group, said: "This stop should be on the A14 and not the A11. We'd like to make Red Lodge an access-only village."

Mr Harris said he realised some lorries needed to get in and out of the village, but felt the proposals would make life unbearable with increased noise and traffic.

He has been busy campaigning around the village and is now urging locals to write to Forest Heath Council with their concerns.

Fred Turner, who has lived in the village for 28 years, said residents were also unhappy with the condition of the roads in Red Lodge.

"In the last five years, the number of lorries has increased dramatically," he said.

"But it's not just the numbers, it's the noise.

"The sound of lorries using this road shakes the windows in our house and it's even worse at night.

"They sometimes don't leave the truck stop until after 10pm and when you get the larger eight-wheel lorries coming through, it's horrendous.

"Of course, the matter is made even worse at the moment with construction site traffic using Turnpike Road as a slip road.

"The lorries go backwards and forwards when they visit the building site and sometimes it's all you can hear."

Pat McCloud, parish councillor for Red Lodge and Herringswell, said he was "extremely concerned" about the plans, especially the pollution the extra lorries would bring.

Speaking last month, Hugo Upton, of Upton Suffolk Farms, said: "Our planning application aims to address a particular long-standing problem that affects Red Lodge.

"We are proposing to relocate the transport cafe and truck stop to a site that is more conveniently located and accessed off the trunk road, improving conditions considerably for local residents."