Lovell: Dust, Power-cuts & Cameras

Reporter: Mrs Janis Dodson. janisdodson@ymail.com

Around the Stonebridge Park Estate Building Contractor Lovell are continuing to cause a lot of nuisance for tenants & residents with all of the dirt and dust being blown off the building sites onto nearby parked cars, dirtying windows, and locals are walking it into their homes. This subject was raised at the Stonebridge Park Tenants & Residents public meeting in April, and despite reassurance from City Council officers that they would talk to Lovell about this nuisance to stop it from happening, the problem continues today. Lovell has made no apology to locals about this continuing problem, or made an effort to stop it from happening.

There have been three power cuts on the Stonebridge Estate over the last month, the most recent on 28^th June was caused by Lovell workmen accidentally cutting through electric cables. The power cut lasted 4 hours. Another inconvenience for tenants & residents.

Mr Robert Whyman ventured onto the Eastham Close building site in May to protest about the building of two controversial houses 9 feet away from his Lytton Close home. The incident could have been handled sympathetically, however, Lovell decided to be heavy handed and have this resident arrested.

Despite having permission from LHA to take a few photographs on the Eastham Close site on 14th June, Lovell informed Mr Richard Pearson that he should not take any further photographs on their land!

So this construction firm does not have a good reputation when it comes to building good relations with local tenants & residents.

Have you been affected by these problems, what do you think Lovell should do to put things right? Please contact us and let us know.