One neighbour said it was 'incompetence'
People living on a Mansfield street fear their properties will be devalued because of a £76 million Severn Trent project in the town. The water company announced in 2021 it was investing the money in Mansfield to protect communities from flooding.
Residents living in Hibbert Road there say they have always parked on its wide pavement but because parts of it will be covered by the planned rain gardens, some will no longer be able to do so. Severn Trent says it has the authority to install the rain gardens under the Water Industry Act. "I don't think there is enough room for everyone to put their cars on the road anyway so it is just going to be impossible for us to park both cars. I think it is unfair because we purchased this house thinking that we would have this parking and now it looks like we won't and the value of our property will probably go down because of this."
Severn Trent says it did send letters and share social media posts about its scheme, but Julie Tremayne says she never received any previous warning about the specific work taking place outside her property. She says an application has now been made to Nottinghamshire County Council for a dropped kerb so that she will still be able to park outside her property.
"It is very quiet in the day when everyone is at work and it looks like there won't be a problem. But at night, the pavements are full and there just isn't going to be enough room for everyone to get their cars parked down here if this goes ahead."
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