A man that forced developers to build a large industrial estate around his home of 45 years has refused to do anything but stay put, The Mirror reports. Peter Ambler has said he won't be forced out of his home in Spondon, Derbyshire, in which he has lived since the 1970s.
Peter, who is the last remaining resident, has said he is content to live on Britain's "loneliest street", but it very nearly cost him on Monday. Despite now being a "prisoner" in his property, he would rather do that than give in, he told DerbyshireLive.
While his health has been at risk as a result of his isolation, he maintains that he will not leave, and promised to stay forever.
On Monday an ambulance was called to Peter's home, but ran into some obstacles in the form of a new metal fence, which delayed his hospital dash. He said: "It's wrong. You could be dead by then. You're like a prisoner in your own property. And they do not listen."
Peter fell after feeling a sudden chest pain, unluckily catching his ribcage on a table as he went down. As luck would have it he was on the phone at that moment, with the person on the other end hearing the whole incident as his phone flew across the room, and calling 111 on his behalf.
While the work on the SmartParc development continues, the old Celanese estate and the route to Raynesway through it continue to be closed and modified. On Tuesday March 28, the city council distributed an emergency closure notice for Celanese Road and Holme Lane until April 17, to allow for a "new road and junction construction".
A spokesperson for SmartParc SEGRO Derby said: “In line with normal industry practices, we have installed temporary metal wire fencing panels to prevent unauthorised access to an active and potentially hazardous construction site while we resurface the road at the Northern entrance.
"The fence has a hinged panel across Holme Lane which is pushed closed at night but is not locked. When our security guards saw an ambulance driving down Holme Lane they opened the hinged panel immediately upon its arrival. The panel was left open until the paramedics departed.
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"We understand that construction work can be disruptive and we continue to take steps to minimise this for all our neighbours, including maintaining access at all times for residents and services to those residents, such as emergency vehicles."
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