The company did not need planning permission for the work

S&A Produce, which lost a fight to be allowed to construct a complex for use by about 1,000 migrant workers, has now put up dozens of yellow cabins.

Planning permission is not needed for the temporary accommodation at Brierley, Leominster, Herefordshire.

But S&A is still prevented from further work at the site ahead of an appeal.

I think it's a complete desecration of the countryside and of Herefordshire in general Pam Johnson

The company had started constructing a "village" complex for its workers, complete with an internet caf� and swimming pool, when it was denied retrospective planning permission by Herefordshire Council in May.

The High Court later upheld an injunction obtained by the council preventing building work at Brierley, although an appeal is due to be heard in the summer.

Kevin O'Keefe, from Herefordshire Council, said: "The (new) units would be classed as permitted development, because the law permits farmers to have temporary seasonal agricultural workers' accommodation on their land without the need for planning consent."

But the construction of the yellow cabins has angered some people living nearby.

Pam Johnson, from the Arrow Valley Residents Association, said: "I think it's a complete desecration of the countryside and of Herefordshire in general."