The developer of a Trellech housing estate has been told to hurry up with remedial work so the road can be adopted by the council – over eight years after the properties were completed.

Local councillors Richard John and Jayne McKenna have written to the developer Edenstone Homes asking them to fulfil their obligations to the residents of Harold Close in Trellech, so the council can take over responsibility for the road.

Residents have become increasingly frustrated with broken streetlights which are permanently on, blocked drains and a lack of maintenance of hedges. The County Council can’t take responsibility for any of these aspects until the road is adopted, which can’t happen until the developer completes its obligations, including numbering streetlights and completing the landscaping of the estate.

Cllr Richard John said, “Many of the residents of Harold Close moved into their Edenstone home in 2017 and it’s ridiculous that they’re still waiting for the road to be adopted by the Council. There’s a lot of outstanding remedial work for which the developer should take responsibility.

“The Council have told us it’s out of their hands and legally they can’t adopt the road until Edenstone Homes have discharged a series of obligations including numbering streetlights, cleaning the drains, trimming the hedges and completing the landscaping.

Cllr Jayne McKenna said, “For residents, these remedial works are frustrating but to the council they represent a failure to honour their agreement and are a barrier to the estate being formally adopted.

“We’ve received a holding response from Edenstone’s Chief Executive, who told us there are ‘many and varied reasons’ for the eight-year delay, but that they are working with contractors on a resolution. We’ll continue to put pressure on them to fulfil their obligations so Harold Close can finally be adopted by the County Council.”