PEOPLE living in St Peter's stand accused of being "too lazy to put pen to paper" after just eight per cent responded to a survey on relocating Redhill Baptist Church.

Ex-parish council member Christopher Catchpole said disgruntled residents should keep quiet when the church was finished unless they had made their objections known to city councillors.

Worcester City Council has decided that the land next to Abbotsbury Court and Tesco should be used to relocate the church and build affordable housing and a community centre. But no planning application has yet been submitted.

Traffic congestion and a shortage of car parking spaces are just some for the problems St Peter's Parish Council fear will materialise when the church is relocated.

"What I'm asking is will the residents of St Peter's take any action?" said Mr Catchpole, from Eagle Close. "They're very keen on voicing opinions but are mainly too lazy to put pen to paper.

"Therefore, all the Colins and Berts who are full of opinions, please remember unless you heed the warning, you will have a Baptist church on your estate with all the well-reported disadvantages."

Mr Catchpole spoke out after the parish council sent letters to householders updating the development plans and blasting them for their "apathetic response" to previous questionnaires.

The leaflet said the parish council objected to the plans because there was not enough space for all three projects on the site. It also said churchgoers would cause traffic chaos.

"This will almost certainly overspill into neighbouring roads and the proposed two-storey church building will dominate the centre of our community, being the highest building present," the leaflet said.

"Our attempts to convince Worcester City Council that a community centre is required and wanted by the residents of St Peter's haven't been helped by the apathetic response to both the questionnaires sent by St Peter's Parish Council and the Village Hall Committee.

"Only eight per cent responded to the parish council survey and very few attended the public meetings to voice their opinions.

"If you feel strongly about this do something. We're in your hands - we can do no more."

Residents wanting to speak out should write to their city councillor or the authority's chief executive David Wareing.