Kensington & Chelsea Council is expected to approve the scheme for 36 canopies, marquees and tents – housing everything from ticket offices to emergency generators – next month.

A 15,000 seat temporary volleyball arena will be built within the centre, and a 2.7m tall perimeter fence built around the whole site.

The scheme has outraged some local residents, who have accused the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) of failing to ensure any 2012 legacy for west London.

Nick Woollven, vice chairman of the Earls Court Society, said: “Ever since London was first selected for the 2012 Olympic Games there has been much puff about legacy, all of which presently lies to the east.

“We expect our council to work to redress this imbalance and to ensure that our legacy is not just a consignment of second-hand volleyballs given to local youth clubs.”

Mark Balaam, chairman of the Eardley Crescent Residents’ Association, said residents would have to endure noise, litter and parking chaos while Linda Wade, chair of the Nevern Square Conservation Area Residents’ Association, said local transport facilities would not be able to cope with the influx of spectators.

A spokeswoman for Locog said that since it was “not a funding agency” it was not in a position to bankroll alternative community facilities in areas where temporary Olympic venues were planned.

“There are however other ways of leaving a legacy such as increasing a sport’s profile and by encouraging more people to get involved in sport,” she added. “Other benefits from the games include increased visitors to the area, which will boost local businesses.  

“We are discussing opportunities with the boroughs of Kensington and Hammersmith & Fulham to put in place a programme of cultural and community events in the run-up to 2012.”

After the Olympics, developer Capital & Counties is expected to demolish the centre and replace it with housing.