Residents left in the dark as roads and lights never completed

RESIDENTS in the Causeway Manor area of Lisburn say they have literally been left in the dark after work on the housing development was left uncompleted leaving them without street lighting and unfinished roads.

For two years the residents have been living without street lighting and proper roads and say they have finally come to the end of their tether.

One dismayed house owner is Jonathan Sinclair. He says he and his neighbours feel let down by local government agencies.

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He explained: "They have fobbed us off for the last few years with excuse after excuse while we have sat by patiently waiting for somebody to resolve this problem.

"It has been quite depressing having to live in an environment like this. With no street lighting it can feel frightening at times, especially for the women who live here when they arrive home later in the day as it is pitch black."

The father of one added: "The road has been deteriorating rapidly leaving large potholes that have resulted in myself and some of my neighbours having to fill them in ourselves, and there is also the rather worrying fact that even though we have been reassured there is a fire hydrant in place, nobody knows where it is.

"I dread to think what might happen if ever the fire service needed access to a water supply whilst dealing with an incident."

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Mr Sinclair believes the problem lies with the issue of a road bond. "A road bond is usually a pre-requisite for planners but we have been led to believe there was a glitch and this is why we are having the problems.

"It is sad that the parents here feel that they can't let their children out to play in the street as it is just so unsafe. As the father of a 10 month old baby I would hate to think that our situation will go on being ignored and my son will not be able to play in the street either when he's old enough."

A DOE spokesman said: "Planning Service is investigating an alleged breach of Planning control in the Causeway End Road area of Lisburn."

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