People in Bingham say a country park created as part of a 1,000-home development there is a "disgrace" plagued by sludgy paths and litter. The first homes planned as part of the Romans' Quarter development were approved in 2018, with lead developer Barratt Homes promising that a new country park would be built alongside it.
Barratt Homes, working on the housing development with David Wilson Homes, promised the new country park would feature a large lake with an island in the middle of it. After having now been open to the public since the end of 2020, the lake is allegedly half the size of what was originally planned and some say it more closely resembles a puddle.
Residents say many are under the impression that work on the country park has not yet finished because of its "bombsite" appearance. Ted Birch, 35, who moved to Bingham in 2021, said: "People in Bingham were so welcoming of this housing because we understand that there is a need there.
