Residents say living next to a Premier League training ground is causing them problems - including traffic chaos and constant parking issues.
Copers Cope Road in Beckenham, south-east London can be absolute mayhem because of Crystal Palace FCs facility, locals have claimed.
Residents have raised concerns such as the busy traffic, footballers revving their cars at night, bad parking by parents on big SUVs dropping off their children as well as rats.
And they fear a serious accident could happen soon.
Crystal Palaces pitches and academy covers 50-acres on the road, which is around half an hour by train to central London.
Neighbour, Howard Kanini, 65, labelled traffic an absolute mayhem adding: You cant get out of your driveway.
Howard Kanini, 65, labelled traffic an absolute mayhem on the residential road
Residents on Copers Cope Road in Beckenham often hear cars revving late at night
Mr Kanini also pointed out footballers often drop their cars at night and rev them loudly.
He added: You get wannabe boy racers. Dogs and cats have been killed along here
Residents have also been left riled up after plans for four 21-metre-tall floodlights to be installed around the central pitch were given the go-ahead despite objections from residents.
Some said they were concerned the addition would transform the grounds into a stadium by stealth.
Neighbour, Anthony said: Overall, the problem is the lack of concern for the local residents. They never speak to us.
Their view is that if it happens outside of their gate, it is not their problem.
Mr Kanini, an interior decorating consultant who has worked at many of the houses along the road said that all the residents are constantly complaining about the issues caused by the training ground.
He said: I know all the residents on this road and have had meetings with them about the problems this has caused.
During the first two weeks of the summer break it is absolute mayhem. You cant get out of your driveway.
The footballers also drop their cars off late at night and rev them loudly. That is not behaviour for a residential area.
It is just constant. It is all a nuisance. The council has taken away a lot of parking bays.
You get wannabe boy racers. Dogs and cats have been killed along here
There have been some really horrific accidents.
You get wannabe boy racers: Entrance to Crystal Palace training ground, Beckenh
Dogs and cats have been killed along here: Residents living by the clubs academy
The parking really is bad: Thomas Alline, 38, father of two has lived at his home for four years
Howard says he is also concerned about the new floodlights, which he says could be installed at any time as residents havent yet been updated.
He added: There are bats that live in the nature around here and the new floodlights will scare them away. They should have done tests.
A lot of the residents are bracing themselves for when the lights are here as there will be light pollution.
Another resident, Anthony, 54, who declined to give his surname, has lived on the street with his wife for 14 years - and says the biggest issue is the parking.
He said: The facility is good and the people who work there are nice but there is a big problem with the traffic.
For most of us that is the biggest issue because when that is bad its absolute chaos.
There are horns honking and people arguing. Kids are always running across the street to get to their parents.
It is really dangerous
When there is a tournament on all the parents gather outside my door.
There is non-stop construction, and the constant noise is annoying. There is no end in sight.
We often have to close the windows to keep the noise out.
Concerning the plans for the new floodlights he added: We are quite worried about the plans for new floodlights, as we have bedrooms on that side of the house with a view of the grounds..
The IT worker says the floodlights issue has brought the community together.
He also described his frustration with how the football club and council have responded to the problems.
Anthony claimed: Overall, the problem is the lack of concern for the local residents. They never speak to us.
Their view is that if it happens outside of their gate, it is not their problem.
That hasnt been helped by Bromley Council being so reluctant to do anything. I have made a hobby of objecting to them.
The parking really is bad: Thomas Alline, 38, father of two has lived at his home for four years
Thomas Alline, 38, has lived in his home for four years with his two young children
Residents have spoken of spotting rats escaping from the nearby construction site
Work ongoing after the plans which include the four floodlights were approved
Thomas Alline, 38, has lived in his home for four years with his two young children and says that, because he has sons, he likes living next to a football club.
However, the father says he has experienced some problems with the site including parking, construction noise, and even a swarm of rats in his garden.
He explained: They are doing a lot of work on the place.
At the beginning, we had lots of rats coming into our garden because they were fleeing from the construction.
The parking really is bad. There used to be more spaces on either side, but they have taken them away so now there is barely anything left for us.
They were supposed to do a parking lot, but they didnt so now everyone just comes here.
There are always a lot of tickets being given out around here.
There have been quite a few accidents along here because of it.
There used to be a childrens playground here, but they got rid of it for the training ground. It is a shame.
Carol Sulivan who has lived on the road with her husband Joe for 25 years says the road has changed a lot over the years and has now become like a racetrack.
The resident, who is in her late 60s, said: The problem is the parking from the parents.
Thankfully the council have put in some parking restrictions now because before we couldnt even get out of our drive.
The parents park on either side of the road in big SUVs to drop their kids off and people cant see anything.
This road is a racetrack. I really worry about the youngsters.
Referring to the floodlight plans she said: I have objected to them before because I am really worried about the local wildlife.
She continued: The road is often part of a bus route, and the buses find it really hard to get down here.
I just wish the club would let parents use their car park so they wouldnt have to come out here.
A Bromley council spokesperson said: Two Planning Applications have been received at the Crystal Palace FC Academy on Copers Cope Road to provide floodlight columns and for a new basement and extended sports hall with further provision such as car parking.
These applications were approved in the summer. There is a retrospective planning application which is still due for consideration, which is for plant equipment associated with the under-pitch heating and interested parties can still comment on this application should they wish.
The Council has received complaints about breaches of planning control at this site and has acted wherever possible to enforce against these.
We are aware that there is currently work happening in the car park which may temporarily displace some vehicles albeit that there are already parking restrictions in local streets, with this also including recently installed additional double yellow lines and more parking controls planned.
A Crystal Palace spokesperson said: We communicate directly with Copers Cope Road residents through a WhatsApp group and respond promptly to any concerns as we take our responsibilities to be a good neighbour very seriously.
We manage any traffic or parking issues pro-actively and can reassure residents that floodlights will only illuminate the pitches.
We are proud of our role in the community, having invested more than £30 million in world-class Academy facilities for boys and girls, which also provide significant local community and charitable use through the Palace for Life Foundation.
The final construction phase of the site is underway, and we believe our investment has improved the aesthetics and security of the site immeasurably, which was previously very run-down and used by multiple businesses with no security, no traffic management and poor upkeep.