The long boggy road....

Well March has dawned and our bog is still boggy, our trees haven't been planted properly and the access routes haven't been finished. Two of Britain's most well-known housing developers have still not managed to deliver a small piece of public parkland that's surrounded by many £ millions' worth of housing. This continued failure is - well what word would you use: frustrating? dispiriting? outrageous? arrogant? inept? not a good advert for private sector social responsibility?

It's almost a year since some 50 people met at Llys Enfys to show their support for the community garden idea, and incredible to think that our plans are held back purely because the land still isn't owned by the council, who want us to make a success of it.

Anyway I met with council officers on 23rd February to review progress (or lack of it) and discuss next steps. Paul Freeman left the council at the end of the month (Spain beckons) and the completion of our public open space is now with his colleague Ian Maddox. He's equally determined to make the developers meet their obligations - and within days the steel fencing went up around 90% of the children's play area...


I understand that the developer reponsible for completing our bit of the open space (no names but they used to have a helicopter in their TV ads) has been given a list of deficiencies including drainage, topsoil and planting. I've told the officers that we want to see the legal department taking enforcement action to get our public open space finished so we can all enjoy it safely.

Remember that the land is still owned by the developers, who remain legally responsible for any accidents (let's hope there aren't any of course!) that happen due to broken or incomplete infrastructure, or any infections due to dog mess in the as yet unprotected children's play area.



As soon as we have more news we'll be in touch!