Smith St residents Andrew Green and Jacki Gautam, who with their two young children live next door to the land being developed to make way for a subdivision, called on the council, the EPA and Worksafe two weeks ago to examine the site after realising old chook sheds being demolished were made of asbestos.

Mr Green said he saw workers demolishing the sheds and loading sheets of asbestos onto the back of a ute.

He said some pieces were left on the ground.

Ms Gautam said she was furious when the council then inspected the site and said no asbestos was present.

"They came out here and said 'It's gone, it's safe', which was infuriating,'' she said.

"I have two small children and . . . they are coming in here and playing.

"The site is being subdivided so someone will live where the asbestos is.''

Ms Gautam said she was so worried she commissioned a private soil sample to be taken, which detected three types of asbestos.

The council's general manager of sustainable development, Robert Jennings, told The Advocate on Friday,