![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-newbuild-homes-are-ruined-by-three-year-row-its-destroying-our-lives/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/leaving-posh-estate-complete-eyesore-830994194.jpg&description=FED-UP homeowners on a newbuild estate have been waiting three years for builders and council chiefs to settle a bizarre row. Those living in the beleaguered estate in Worcestershire complained the roads were left littered with potholes - damaging any hopes of selling their homes in future. 4 Worcester resident Colin Jones is frustrated by his newbuild estate's neglected roads Credit: SWNS They describe the area as looking like a "glorified building site" despite paying between £400,000 and £600,000 for their properties on the outskirts of Worcester . Roads have gone without tarmac, with plenty of potholes uncovered - prompting parents to stop their children from playing outdoors in the "unsafe" streets. Raised drains and strewn traffic cones have also left the estate appearing a "complete eyesore" and "like a bomb has hit it", homeowners say. They blame an apparent dispute between developers Elan Homes and Worcestershire County Council over carrying out the works. Colin Jones, 68, moved into a £400,000 home on Oakmont Drive in September 2020 but says what he hoped to be his "dream" property has instead become "a nightmare". The former mechanic said: "This was supposed to be our retirement home, but instead my wife and I are living on a glorified building site. "This whole shambles has made a lovely area look like a bomb has hit it. "The road layout is not suitable, it is narrowed down to restrict speed but it is likely to cause accidents. "There is a corner which is too narrow and too tight so a driver cannot see traffic coming towards them in the opposite direction. "So many people walk up this street with pushchairs or on bikes, but the raised drains of up to four inches high make it such a tight squeeze for people to get around." Mr Jones raised concerns about potential road dangers to families and children, especially with a local school at the back of the estate. He also claimed Elan Homes' work had been delayed by the county council, Worcester News reports. H){kind=link}
FED-UP homeowners on a newbuild estate have been waiting three years for builders and council chiefs to settle a bizarre row.
Those living in the beleaguered estate in Worcestershire complained the roads were left littered with potholes – damaging any hopes of selling their homes in future.
They describe the area as looking like a “glorified building site” despite paying between £400,000 and £600,000 for their properties on the outskirts of Worcester.
Roads have gone without tarmac, with plenty of potholes uncovered – prompting parents to stop their children from playing outdoors in the “unsafe” streets.
Raised drains and strewn traffic cones have also left the estate appearing a “complete eyesore” and “like a bomb has hit it”, homeowners say.