Residents have vowed to fight a major new centre for recycling commercial waste.

It would be set up opposite homes on new developments at Shoreham Harbour.

Dozens of residents have objected to plans by skip hire firm Skip It Containers to move to Kingston Wharf.

The new centre would be opposite their homes and they fear they will be plagued by noise, dirt and heavy traffic.

Adur District Council is backing them saying the scheme could affect the future regeneration of Shoreham Harbour if it goes ahead.

The application will be decided by West Sussex County Council, the authority responsible for waste disposal policies.

Adur's planning committee is being recommended to "strongly object" to the project when it meets next Monday.

Skip It wants to move from its present site in Basin Road South, Portslade, at the eastern end of the harbour.

It wants permission to build three large metal sheds on the former Pioneer Concrete site at Kingston Wharf, next to the A259.

The main building would be 270ft long and be used to recycle trade waste arriving in skips.

The other sheds would be used for wood-chipping, processing the sorted materials and maintenance and repairs.

An Adur report states: "The site is expected to process 60,000 tonnes of waste a year.

"Approximately 100 vehicles a day, including staff vehicles, will use the site.

"The proposed hours of operation are from 7am to 6pm on weekdays and 7am until 1pm on Saturdays."

Shoreham Beach Residents Association has objected saying the site would be antisocial and put more heavy goods vehicles on the already busy coast road.

In a letter to The Argus, Gail McKinlay of Sussex Wharf, said: "Skip It Containers claims that such an enterprise is in line with the rest of the area.

"How they can possibly make this statement when supposedly Shoreham is expecting to undergo a long-term regeneration plan is simply ridiculous.

"They say that the volume of lorries using the centre would be 80 per day, plus 20 cars and that the A259 is capable of supporting additional traffic. What utter rot.

"While it is appreciated that recycling is the way forward in this throw-away society, this is not the place for a recycling centre.

"I hope that as many people as possible will place their objections with Adur District Council."

Adur traffic officers say the increase in traffic would "clearly worsen" conditions on the already congested A259.

They fear the existing bottle-neck at High Street, Shoreham, would be badly hit and air pollution there would be affected.

They also believe it conflicts with existing plans to redevelop one of the largest brownfield sites in Sussex.

The site forms part of Shoreham Waterside North which has been earmarked for housing, shops, leisure facilities and small businesses.

Adur's report states: "The present proposal is clearly not the type intended in the planning guidance for Shoreham Waterside North.

"It should be located in an area allocated for industrial or waste-related use, not an area intended for residential and leisure uses."

To object write to Planning Services, Adur District Council, Civic Centre, Ham Road, Shoreham, BN43 6PR or email developmentcontrol@adur.gov.uk Can the A259 cope with any more traffic? Tell us what you think below.