Residents have lashed out at Transport for London for leaving their homes exposed to a railway line once screened by thick vegetation. 

TFL carried out works on the tracks at Mitcham Junction Station, which runs parallel to Aspen Gardens in Mitcham, earlier this year removing trees and overgrown vegetation.

Bosses promised they would return the trees and recently planted five sapling cherry blossoms, but residents believe it is not enough. 

One resident, Sonia Gyles, said: "TFL has totally disrupted our quality of life.

"Our road has been transformed from a natural haven to a building site.

"We are totally demoralised."

Another resident, Dr Mina Patel, said: "TFL have not honoured their promise to us in replacing the trees and foliage in keeping with the area.

"We have been ignored."

Councillor Judy Saunders, for Cricket Green ward, said: "They ripped out all the trees and promised residents they would put it back to how it was, albeit without mature trees, but they haven’t planted enough and the foliage is gone and residents now feel exposed."

Siobhain McDonagh, MP for Mitcham and Morden, said residents felt their outlook had been destroyed and agreed that TFL had not provided enough trees or additional foliage.

TFL said they consulted with residents before planting the trees and had done everything they could to address their concerns.

Sharon Thompson, director of London Tramlink, said: "We remain committed to addressing any issues raised by local people over these works.

"Before work was carried out we met with residents to discuss any concerns they had.

"Since then we have delivered on the commitments we jointly agreed, which included replanting trees, removing graffiti and erecting green netting to increase privacy.

"In addition, a number of dates and times have been offered to meet again with local residents and their representatives to discuss any ongoing concerns so we can work to resolve them."