ARBORFIELD residents have expressed their concerns about incomplete construction across a new build.
Several pavements in the Kingsley Park estate, which is handled by Redrow, have been dug up to create drop curbs but have not been fully resurfaced. This has left sharp drops of up to three inches between adjacent parts of the pavement.
Contractors have also fenced off one visitor parking area since the start of December 10, meaning each household was restricted to just one space during the festive period.
Despite numerous attempts to contact developers Redrow, residents’ have also been left frustrated by the lack of communication about the works and when they will be completed.
Orwell Drive resident Jules Childs said: “They’ve just created a mess and left. It’s meant to improve things but it’s only made the pavements more dangerous.
“There was nothing through the door saying that they were going to do this. It’s really frustrating, everybody is fed up. [Redrow] won’t do anything.”
Contractors began digging up the pavement directly outside her house on Orwell Drive at the beginning of December. According to Ms Childs, nobody had received any notice.
She added that the proximity of the works to her house made it impossible for her and her husband, who both work from home, to get anything done and ‘hear themselves think’.
Mike Dodds, head of technical at Redrow Southern Counties, said: “We are working with the relevant contractor responsible for these works to ensure they are completed at the earliest opportunity and we will keep residents up to date on timings and progress.
“We appreciate residents’ frustration and would like to thank them for their understanding.”
