A major development on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border has been left untouched for nearly a year following the owner's termination of the housebuilder's contract. The derelict mill site in Long Eaton was set to become the location of 109 new homes, but the building work stopped at least eight months ago.
The Bennett Street canal-side site was once home to the Britannia and Portland Mills, but now homes unfinished properties with missing windows that are empty inside, reports Derbyshire Live. The development, led by Futures Housing and Woodsome Estates, had once been moving at some pace - with around 20 to 30 houses built or nearly completed.
However, work then stopped abruptly and has not restarted since, leaving residents perplexed. The only movement now taking place on-site when the Local Democracy Reporting Service visited was a security guard and the rustling of plastic sheets covering gaps in homes destined for windows, doors and roofs.
