A developer has apologised two months on for flooding caused by construction work at its site which left homes uninhabitable and some residents thousands of pounds out of pocket. A large Severn Trent water pipe was damaged by contractors building student accommodation at the former Nottingham College campus on High Road, Chilwell, on Tuesday, March 7, which led to a large amount of water bursting onto nearby streets and homes for hours.
Homes in Gwenbrook Avenue and off High Road were the worst affected, with residents evacuated and roads becoming akin to fast-flowing streams. Those forced to leave their properties gathered at Christ Church Chilwell on College Road, while other residents tried to create makeshift barriers out of bins, tiles, and bags of soil to stop the water from spreading.
After two months of repeated attempts by Nottinghamshire Live to contact site owner ALB and calls for responsibility to be taken over the incident, the property developer has now confirmed the incident took place on its site and apologised. The company said it had handed over the site to a contractor at the time of the water pipe damage, but was conducting an investigation.
