Hinckley local 'fed up' with muddy road outside new estate

Barry Williams, 68, says locals are getting "fed up" with the state of the road

A contractor has been ordered to clear mud off the roads surrounding a housing development at Hinckley's Big Pit.

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council says Ambion Contractors have left streets around their Ashby Road entrance in an "unacceptable state".

Barry Williams, 68, who lives next to the site said residents were "fed up" with the state of the roads.

Ambion director, David Saunders, said his company has never been in breach of planning conditions.

Mr Williams, whose house is adjacent to the entrance of the site, says while he sees sweepers on the road, they are "just not doing the job".

"Everyone's fed up," he said.

"It's completely dangerous. Occasionally they get a guy to come out and sweep up but that's only occasionally.

"The mud is disgraceful."

The construction site is accessed from Ashby Road in Hinckley

The notice has been issued over roads near the entrance to the controversial 60-home development at the site, known as Big Pit, which was approved by the secretary of state in January 2019, after an appeal.

Councillors had previously refused planning permission over concerns about access to the site and fears the area would be prone to flooding.

In response to the claims, Mr Saunders said: "We continue to work closely with HBBC on this project as we have done since the start of the project and have never been issued with a breach of conditions.

"We continue to have an excellent relationship with the enforcement department and talk on a daily basis."

Chris Brown, head of planning at Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, said: "The council has now issued two warnings to the contractor which regrettably have not resulted in the improvements we would expect to see, so we have been left with no other option than to serve a CPN."