From: Mr Richard Pearson
The Chairman
LHA_ASRA
3 Bede Island Road
Leicester
LE2 7EA
20th June 2011 Leicester
LE2 7EA
Dear Sir,
In my opinion, the new accommodation block on Eastham close is a planning defect which will have a serious impact on the new occupants of the ground floor units for years to come, and may have a financial impact on LHA_ASRA.
The four ground floor units are situated on a concrete base approximately 18” thick. Inside the two central living units there are no air ventilation ducts in the walls or in the concrete ceiling, and no doors or windows, except for the front main openings facing the Eastham Close houses. The two end units are the same except they do have oblong windows. All of the ground floor units have no stairs linking them to the upper level.
Inside all of the ground floor units there is a single small blue water inlet pipe in the floor at the back of each room. All four units are meant to be connected to the EnviroEnergy District Heating Scheme, yet there is no pipe-work located in any of the concrete floors, or walls.
There is no outflow drainage pipes located in the floor of each unit for the toilet, bath, bathroom-sink or kitchen-sink (large or small). There is a single small blue cold water inlet pipe; however, this needs to supply the bath, bathroom-sink, and kitchen-sink.
The only way into these four ground floor units is through the large open window units facing the Eastham Close houses opposite. The detailed site plan shows a single narrow footpath in front of all of these four living units. The plan also shows a narrow footpath, less than 5’ wide, each side of this block leading up onto Eastham Close road, which also has two rows of steps. It will be very difficult for the new occupants to take their wheelie bins up onto Eastham Close road to be emptied each Thursday evening.
The greatest problem faced by the former occupants of the block of flats that was once situated here was intimidation, and threats, from the drug dealers that moved in and occupied the forecourt and grass bank of the nearby pedestrian subway. These dealers were present 7am till dark seven days a week throughout the year. It is therefore very likely that history will repeat itself for the occupants of this new accommodation block. Why? Because drug dealers are presently occupying a location at the bottom of Lytton Close nearby and intimidating local residents today and waiting to move in.
The local Police Beat Manager Paul Deane PC 873 – Tel: Mobile 07792 437357 – or 0300 300 9999 Ext 811 6766 will be able to advise you about the latest drug dealing problems on the Stonebridge Park Estate today.
In my opinion it is important that all further construction work should stop on the Eastham Close site with immediate affect, to allow time for the building plans to be reconsidered, and amendments made. If work is allowed to continue it is likely that as the developer (future Landlord) LHA will suffer a serious financial loss of income from being unable to let the ground floor units. Have friction with Nottingham City council because these units cannot be connected to the District Heating Scheme.
If it is possible to let any of the ground floor units, you will face localised problems with the wheelie-bin emptying regime, Royal mail delivery, inadequate footpath lighting, and the new occupants being intimidated by drug dealing youths occupying each of the two pedestrian footpaths/steps.
A look inside the two central ground floor accommodations units.
A look inside the north end ground floor accommodation unit, which has a single narrow window.
The colourful detailed Eastham Close site plan showing the new accommodation block and two small nearby houses B1 & B2 side of 9 Lytton close.
The detailed Eastham Close site plan accompanying the Reserved Planning Application (2010). Please can you take a look at the construction plans for this new accommodation block on Eastham Close, Stonebridge Park Estate, Nottingham. NG3 2GJ and carryout a review to rectify the planning defects which are troubling the site today.
Yours sincerely
Richard Pearson
Mr Richard Pearson
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