A group of residents voiced their concerns that the play area which should have been provided by the developer of the area around Applegarth as part of the conditions laid down when planning permission was granted had become overgrown, heavily fouled by dog faeces and show no sign of the promised play facilities being installed.
This has been a long running problem and the Parish Council have repeatedly asked for East Riding of Yorkshire Council Planning Department to enforce the condition. All this has been fruitless as nothing has resulted from these requests and it was remarked that the ownership of the parcel of land has apparently been transferred to a holding company. Other developments within the village are also incomplete, requiring various works but reportedly companies involved are insolvent.
None of these problems would exist IF the developers had been required to put up a substantial bond before being permitted to release any of the properties for occupation. The East Riding Council should take steps to remedy this situation as a matter of great urgency so that future development within the village does not suffer the same fate with promised facilities failing to be delivered. The failure of ERYC to operate on a sound business basis should not be permitted to penalise individual communities in this manner.
Before the ERYC took over the administration of this region their predecessors, Boothferry District Council, did obtain bonds to cover such works so there is nothing new in the concept, simply a failure of the present administration to protect our community interests.
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