WATES Begin external wall cladding

And abandons Improvements to 61 homes -- off road parking areas and perimeter fences -- until late October

Bernard Cribbins – Hole in the ground

Contractor WATES are now in Limmen Gardens making preparations to install external wall cladding to properties on the north of the estate. For tenants of Nottingham City Homes this will be carried out free of charge, while home owners are being asked to pay a contribution of £6,550.

On Wednesday a home owner in Eastham Close contacted the website to say that they had been given a ‘special offer,’ of £1,126 for external wall cladding of their home, which they have decided to accept because of its good value. It is not known whether this ‘special offer’ is being made to other home owner/occupiers on our estate.

However, WATES has abandoned plans to provide off-road parking areas, and new perimeter iron railings & wooden fences for the 61 properties in the first phase consultation areas in Lytton Close, Dennett Close, Stonebridge Road, Wray Close and Magson Close until October at the earliest. Although their remains a considerable amount of uncertainty surrounding an actual start date.

Project Manager Sharon Brookes informed the 61 residents that work on their homes would be done first in July, while WATES flatly contradicted her saying that it could be late October before they got round to their houses.

I did ask Sharon Brookes on two occasions at consultation events in June when the work would begin, and she specifically said July. However, as there is only a week remaining this month, this now seems most unlikely.

WATES then sent around its representative who informed everyone it would not be until October! Housing Patch Manager Ajit Gill then made enquiries and both Steve Edlin (Head of Service Capital Programme., Asset Management Nottingham City Homes) & Project Manager Sharon Brookes did not give him an answer/reply to his correspondence.