The footpath at the front of the new Aykley View development where the old fire station used to be has been dangerous for months now. Prone to flooding and uneven.

I have asked the council to intervene repeatedly. I have even contacted someone senior at Avant Homes.

It seems that the only way to get this sorted is to publish it here so the press and public can see it.

Today it is not only dangerous for pedestrians but also for cyclists and drivers as the whole of the pavement and part of the road are flooded.

The surface is uneven, the dropped kerbs just have a bit of bitmac slapped down, and for such a prestigious development it seems crazy to leave the front of it looking so bad.

I also fail to understand why Council officers haven’t forced action.

I have emailed the Corporate Director at the Council as well as the Asset manager of the company asking for urgent action.

LABOUR RUN COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING FAILURES?

The Council is looking at further slashing the number of posts in planning and enforcement in the budget later this month. With so many concerns about planning issues across the County and an increased workload for our staff this is simply going to add to the overwhelming pressures they are under. We need sufficient quality staff at the Council with the ability to intervene.

If Labour are to continue to cut in this area things are only going to get worse. The local environment is going to deteriorate further with poor planning decisions and developers able to get away with unacceptable development. There have been so many cases in the last few years of  such occurrences that I am convinced we need more capacity for environmental, highways, building regs, planning, ecology etc related to development.

Thedept is pulling in more and more income but has seen more and more cuts. It has gone too far and with nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in reserves and millions in reserves in this dept alone, it is not necessary to cut so many posts.