AN ABANDONED new-build estate has been dubbed a “horrendous chalk scar” full of half-finished houses.
Disgruntled locals have slammed the developers who went bust and expressed fears the area of “scenic beauty”, in Dover, could become a “ghost town”.
There are 29 empty homes on the site[/caption]
Locals and councillors have slammed the developer for leaving a huge ‘chalk scar’ in the landscape[/caption]
Enzo’s Homes have gone into liquidation[/caption]
There deserted site, on Folkestone Road, has 29 empty new builds.
And ill-fated construction work has left a huge band of chalk exposed on the landscape.
Council leader Kevin Mills branded it a “horrendous chalk scar” and said it was “probably the only site you can see from the moon”.
As reported by KentOnline, developers Enzo’s Homes were ordered by the council to restore the land back to how they found it.
But the company, run by Fiorenzo Sauro, went into liquidation before the repairs were carried out.
Despite going bust the homes – on White Cliff’s Court – are still listed on the developer’s website for up tp £550,000.
Dover District Council’s Maxton ward councillor Michael Nee vented his concerns the once-beautiful backdrop could be left with a permanent scar.
He said: “I have huge fears for the immediate future and that it could be local people who are burnt.
“It could be a big hit to contractors or anyone who placed an offer on one of the houses, and they could have to pay the price.
“It all seems to be up in the air at the moment. It could become a ghost town if the site is left to fall to rack and ruin and become derelict.”
The official also expressed worries over another developer coming in and bulldozing the site to start again – plunging residents into chaos once again for years.
Local Lance Payne added: “Great, now it will be even longer before it is finished.”
Fellow resident Millie Marshall blasted: “Whoever takes on the site now has to sort a massive pile of unstable chalk.
“The view from my house shows how deep the chalk is – it should never have been allowed.”
This comes after the council halted the developer’s operations in August last year to protect wildlife and the area’s “scenic beauty”.
DDC issued an enforcement notice on the development in November.
A spokesperson said: “An enforcement notice has been served requiring the land to be reinstated to its previous levels. This is to remove all resultant material and to deposit a layer of topsoil over the land.”
The developers have made an appeal to the enforcement notice, which leaves the planning inspectorate in charge of deciding it’s fate.
Stephen Goderski and Oliver Collinge, of PFK Littlejohn Advisory, were appointed joint liquidators on February 27.
Mr Goderski said: “Enzo’s Homes traded for nearly 13 years prior to its liquidation. We will be engaging with all relevant stakeholders to maximise the return to creditors.”
Enzo’s Homes was contacted for comment.
Locals fear the site will remain abandoned[/caption]
One councillor jibed the chalk line could be spotted from space[/caption]
The council issued an enforcement notice in November last year[/caption]
