A frustrated Nottingham resident said he has thought of selling up and moving elsewhere as the construction works near his home are 'becoming a nightmare'. Peter Walker claims there is "no consideration" for the neighbours living near a development in Bestwood Park.
This is due to the ongoing work on the council's Beckhampton site in Bestwood Park, which will see 131 council homes – two and three-bedroom houses, bungalows and flats – built on the land. It was previously was a playing field for the former Padstow School, off Beckhampton Road.
But Mr Walker, who has lived in the area for 18 years, said the works are becoming a "nightmare" for the community. The 59-year-old added: "None of the residents are happy."
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"They keep blocking access to residents' driveways. It is becoming a nightmare."
Mr Walker, who is a construction site manager himself, continued: "They are not supposed to work before 8am and after 5pm. This is a residential area.
"There is no consideration, no respect for the residents. They do not seem to care. I heard the lorries at 6.30am. They started the plant before 8am. And it is just getting worse. Traffic jams outside."
He said: "I am thinking about selling off because I had enough and they are going to be here for another year."
The works on the site are being carried out by Lovells. Beth Bundonis, Interim Regional Managing Director for Lovell East Midlands, said: “We are aware that a saw was started on site just ahead of core hours of working this week.
"We apologise to any residents disrupted and will be putting this in writing as soon as possible. We have reconfirmed the correct core hours to all subcontractors to avoid this happening again.
“We are not aware, and have had no reports, of site vehicles parking on driveways and all parking continues to be confined to the site. However, large vehicles may need to turn or let other vehicles through on occasion.”
A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: “We are working with Lovell to make sure that everything possible is being done to minimise disruption to residents while this development takes shape to provide more new homes for Nottingham people.”
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