Construction work on a development including a 14-story tower next to Walthamstow Central station was stopped for the second time over safety fears.

People living in nearby Priory Avenue said scaffolding fell onto the railway track, while a crane is reported to have lifted a long metal beam over an access road used by drivers and pedestrians, well outside the construction site's designated safety zone.

Both incidents are said to have taken place in the last few weeks.

It follows a suspension of work on the site in February when bricks fell from the site and hit a car.

There are no reports of any injuries.

Developer Solum Regeneration, the partnership between Network Rail and company Kier, said construction is now back under way but, despite concerns for public safety, has refused to comment on any of the incidents directly.

Terrence Smith, 70, lives in Priory Avenue.

He said: "I have seen some horrendous stuff. The crane was hovering over the road, its piece of kit must have weighed a tonne. What if it had fallen?

"I should think (Solum) are very embarrassed. They’re making a great big thing about health and safety but they’re just not doing it."

Residents claim there has been no work on the site since the crane incident on April 22.

But a Solum spokesman said: "After a short delay, construction work has re-started at Walthamstow Central Station and we look forward to completing the project later in the year as planned."

The controversial development will include a Travelodge hotel and two eight storey housing blocks.

The hotel to scheduled to open in September, while the £20 million block of flats was finished in late April and is expected to be occupied by autumn this year.

Some residents opposed the development, saying the towers would scar the landscape, reduce privacy and attract crime.