The park at Denby, which cost �40,000 to build has attracted complaints about noise and anti social behaviour.

The site was chosen because, historically, the land has been set aside for recreation.

Ex-resident Jonathan Hunt, who helped collect a petition of 200 signatures to get the park removed, said the noise is keeping people awake at night.

Mr Hunt claimed people are "living in a permanent state of fear".

He said the problems included teenagers drinking, screaming, shouting and ghetto blasters "booming well into the early hours most nights".

He complained that residents also contended with boy racers, attempted burglaries, noise pollution, and devaluation in house values, which they blame on the park.

But not everyone agrees the skate park is a problem.

Denby resident Phil Butt, 43, said the problem with noise was because the ramp was metal and hollow, but the council had fixed that by adding a foam padding.

He said: "The only problem with the ramp is that it should have been put in 30 years ago."

The skate park was built by a partnership between Amber Valley Borough Council, East Midlands Development Agency, Community Against Drugs Fund, Groundwork and the Countryside Agency Vital Village Fund.