Developers who are demolishing Windsor House have been forced to move hoardings surrounding the building site because pedestrians complained they were a “safety hazard.”

Sorbon Estates erected wooden boards around the building, which is on the corner of Spittal Street and Dean Street, last month as they continue work on the new housing development. 

Marlow residents took to social media to complain that wheelchairs and parents pushing prams would not be able to use the pavement near the zebra crossing on Spittal Street because the hoardings were erected too close to a sign post.

Some shoppers were forced to walk in the road to get round the post.

Gary Nuttall said the placement of the hoardings was a “safety hazard” while Bev Emans added: “In a disability scooter [it] would mean going right down to [the] end of Chapel Street and back to get to Oxford Road.”

Speaking to the Bucks Free Press, Mr Nuttall said he witnessed people struggling to get round the post.

He said: “I actually saw someone in a disability scooter get trapped there because it wasn’t wide enough. I believe they have improved the access slightly by moving the fencing back but I'm still not sure if a double buggy would be able to fit through there.”

Following concerns from residents, the hoardings have now been moved back to allow pedestrians to use the path safely.

A spokesman from Sorbon Estates said: "We secured approval to erect hoarding on Spittal Street to best protect the public during the building works at Windsor House.

“As always, we try to work with the local community to minimise disruption and are pleased to have been able to move the hoardings back to improve access for pedestrians, while meeting the necessary safety requirements."

The proposals to turn the building into more than 25 new homes were submitted by Sorbon Estates in March 2015, with a vision of getting rid of the “dated” building and replacing it with a more traditional Georgian-style three-storey building.