MP demands answers over Doncaster "dump" estate after residents' fury
Householders say the site has been left half-finished
A Doncaster MP is demanding answers over a city housing estate dubbed “an abandoned dump” by furious residents.
Parts of the Marina View estate in Stainforth have become overgrown and neglected - and fed up home owners say nothing is being done to complete the work.
Now Doncaster North Labour MP Ed Miliband has stepped into the row and is calling for answers from developer Tricolor Homes.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said: “For the last two years, the developer has abandoned the estate.
“The roads are not complete, the site is not finished and is essentially a dump.
“The drains are poor and there is a sewage smell from the estate and sometimes in the houses.
“The site as it has been left attracts theft, it is insecure and children are playing on it putting them at risk.
“The developer sold it to us as being completed - but it has been left as a dump.
“We have spent a lot of money on our homes and have been sold a lie.
“The local residents have made complaints to the developer and the council and nothing is being done.”
The developer of the newbuild estate, which is situated off Briars Lane, is Bradford-based Tricolor Homes.
Mr Miliband is now involved and says he is trying to get the estate sorted for the multiple residents who have been in touch with him,
In addition, he has also written to City of Doncaster Council and Yorkshire Water over problems on the estate.
He has also contacted South Yorkshire Police about vandalism and anti-social behaviour on thge estate.
Earlier this year, a spokesperson for Tricolor said: “Marina View is not fully complete.
“The overgrown waste land is the second phase of the development - not a part of the Marina View estates phase one which has been handed over.
“We can confirm that they are no issues with sewage.
“The smell she complains about comes from a sewage plant which is behind the estate, which is not in our control.
“We have recently done a lot of work to the estate homes and the final finish on the roads will only be made when the second phase is complete.”