Parts of a new Kinross housing estate at the centre of a planning wrangle have been fenced off.
Council crews arrived at the Lathro Meadows site, on the northern edge of the town, to seal off streets that had been put in place without consent.
Residents said they had been caught up in the dispute between developer Persimmon Homes and Perth and Kinross Council.
One said: “We haven’t been told what’s happening. I only found out about this by reading it in the papers.
“We’ve not been told which areas are being fenced off, or how we are going to get in and out.”
The council announced on Tuesday that the unauthorised streets – on the west side of the settlement – would be shut off for several months.
A spokeswoman stressed that some access would be retained for residents who have already moved into the estate, as well as new home-owners who are scheduled to arrive soon.
Persimmon Homes North Scotland said it was working with the local authority on a solution.
A spokesman said: “We can confirm that Persimmon have an approved Road Construction Consent (RCC) for the initial phase (1A) of our Lathro Meadows development in Kinross.
“We would further confirm that all properties currently occupied on the development are served by roads which benefit from this RCC approval.”
He added: “The action which is proposed by Perth and Kinross Council relates to areas of the development in phase 1B, which are currently under construction and doe not impact upon our clients in occupied properties.
“We will continue to work closely with our colleagues at Perth and Kinross Council in assisting with the processing and determination of the RCC approval for phase 1B.”
Since construction began in 2017, there has been several complaints from residents who claim the developer has broken several planning conditions.
Ken Whitcombe, spokesman for the Lathro Action Group, which has raised on-going concerns about the development, said there were “serious questions” still to be answered about the council’s handling of the situation.
“Residents have had concerns about this project from the outset,” he said.
In April, council chief executive Karen Reid said that Persimmon was following rules imposed with planning permission, specifically in relation to the distance between new housing and existing housing, following allegations of infringement.
