Tenants of a Nottingham tower 'unchanged for 60 years' have criticised delays to its £2.5m improvement plan. Colwick Woods Court in Sneinton has been criticised in the past by residents, who said the ageing tower was dated and needed significant repairs to improve conditions that one tenant compared to prison.
The 17-storey block contains 90 flats and was built in the 1960s. Nottingham City Homes was given planning permission for a £2.5 million upgrade in 2022, with a spokesperson acknowledging residents' concerns and adding it wanted to "provide all our tenants with a good quality home and neighbourhood to live in", but these works still have no start date.
In contrast to the stalled multi-million pound improvement works, Nottingham City Council said it had internally renovated flats over the last two decades. But John Millers, 70, who has lived in the tower for 48 years, explained that in his view not much had changed since it was built.
