Residents in one of the most sought-after estates in Blackburn have spoken out over raw sewage spillage in the street. Homeowners said they had raised complaints over the issue for more than a year and had become frustrated over the lack of action by the housing developer. McDermott Homes who built the Highgate development off Yew Tree Drive said they had "ongoing investigative specialist inspections carried out over several months" and "work was continuing to rectify the issue".
Blackburn with Darwen Council said the housing developer had been contacted and notified the local authority they would be looking to resolve the issue. The issue relates to a section of the road on Moore Avenue, off Bevan Street, at the far end of the estate overlooking the rugby pitches. On inspection this week, a pungent smell was forcing many residents to close their windows.
One resident who lives close by said: “It is awful and it stinks. “We have to keep our windows closed. The warm weather has made it worse.
You can’t spend time in your garden without this smell wafting across the road. “When your friends and your family are round you are hearing comments like ‘oh my god what’s that smell outside’ “I must have lost count the number times I have rung the developer. “Initially, I got told it was not sewage and it was surface water.
“This water is definitely sewage spillage meaning it's full of nasty diseases.” The resident said following complaints last year no work was do.