Outraged say they have been left 'abandoned' on a which has no working streetlights and an unfinished .

Neighbours on St Dominic’s Place, in Hartshill, North Warwickshire, report that their area is also being blighted by drainage issues - and have been forced to band together to sort them out themselves. It comes after the local slapped developer Dunedin Homes and Developments with an enforcement notice in 2023, ordering the company to complete a series of works by March last year. People who have moved in to the area say they are still waiting for a long list issues to be sorted.

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Dan Canavan and his family moved onto the estate in 2019 - and say it has fallen far short of what they were promised. The 47-year-old said: “We're being completely ignored. When we bought the house, we were promised street-lighting, signage, a new access road, and a whole landscaping project that has never happened. They put lampposts in, but they never connected them. They left big holes in the tarmac on the pavement around where they put them in. I’ve got little twin girls and one of them went over the hole on a scooter and went flying straight over her handlebars. I sent them a picture of her all scraped up and said, ‘What would you be doing if this was your daughter?’.

“We’ve also had problems with the drainage and Severn Trent wouldn’t do anything about it because, apparently, Dunedin hadn’t completed the paperwork needed for them to adopt it. It took me nine months to get it sorted with Severn Trent. It still hasn’t been adopted. If anything else goes wrong, it’ll be a nightmare all over again.”

Neighbours have already clubbed together to pay out £600 to solve one drainage issue and £500 on solar lights. It comes as the company has come under fire over a similar development in the West Midlands. Dan added: “It’s just absolutely shocking. It’s such a shame because our street is such a brilliant little community. We all get on ace, and we’re all in it together. It’s quite a special street, where we have street parties, everybody gets on. It should have been a showcase for Dunedin on how to build an estate.”

Stoke-on-Trent City Council say they have 'successfully prosecuted' Dunedin Homes and Developments Limited. A council spokesman said: “In December, the council successfully prosecuted Dunedin Homes and Developments Limited for failing to comply with a breach of condition notice. On the back of this criminal conviction, the council is now able to pursue a case to force the developer to complete the work and our enforcement team is working extremely hard to ensure that this happens as quickly as possible. We share residents’ concerns and understand their frustration and we are making every effort to resolve the issues at St Dominic’s Place.”

A Dunedin Homes and Developments spokesman said: “Dunedin Hartshill Ltd, the landowner, does have plans to complete the development on St Dominic’s Place in the near future. Severn Trent Water should be adopting the sewers at some point in February 2025 and concurrent to this the street-lighting should be energised so that the completed development can be handed over to the management company.”