'They took our money, sold us a dream, then you move in and they just don't care': Resident hits out over unfinished roads on Shrewsbury estate - as developers apply for NEXT phase
Housing developers behind one of Shrewsbury's biggest estates are under fire for leaving roads unfinished months after the last resident moved in.
Lin Glover, 70, who lives on the Lily Hay Estate in Shrewsbury, at Weir Hill, said she was one of a number of residents left frustrated at the failure to finish the roads on the development.
The development, which is a joint venture between Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes, has been completed in two phases.
Lin, who bought her £360,000 home on Lily Hay in 2021, has pointed to roads on the latest phase of the development which have not yet been properly 'topped' - with tarmac added to the curbs to soften the potential impact for drivers.
The 70-year-old resident said the failure to finish the roads has been exacerbated by Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes putting in an application for another 400 homes as phase three of the development - before it has completed phase two.
Lin also pointed to the route through the estate being a through-road for many from London Road.
An area sold as offering scenic views of the River Severn at the back of the estate has also not been completed, and remains a building site at standstill because of work required for sewers on the development.
Lin said: "I do not understand how it is allowed, or even how the council are even willing to consider giving them planning permission when the people who have paid their money, like me, who have paid in full, don't have a finished estate.
"Why should a 70-year-old woman be dealing with this on a daily and weekly basis? It is very stressful."
She added: "They took our money, sold us a dream and the day you move in and they have your money they just don't care."
She continued: "How can this be allowed, how can they carry on and leave residents high and dry the way they are?"
Lin raised issues with phase one of the estate in 2024.
At the time she said that roads and pavements were incomplete, grass areas were overgrown, there were issues with the electrics and the estate was "desolate".
The firms have responded to the latest issues raised by Lin, and told the Shropshire Star that it is addressing both the roads and the sewer network.
It added that it remains "fully committed" to completing the development to a "high standard" and pledged to provide an update in "the coming weeks".
A spokesperson for the consortium said: “We can confirm that a contractor has now been appointed and that we are currently finalising the detailed scope of works. Further works to the sewer network have also been identified, and drainage remedial works are already underway on behalf of the consortium.
“We remain fully committed to completing the development to a high standard and will provide residents with a more detailed update on the proposed programme in the coming weeks.”
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