RESIDENTS are “outraged” by developer’s plea for support to block a council’s attempts to stop further occupation on a new Droitwich estate until required roadworks are completed on a dangerous junction.

Persimmon Homes wants permission for 210 homes to be occupied on the site off Pulley Lane prior to required road improvement works on Pulley Lane and the A38 junction, including the installation of traffic lights.

This is as opposed to the 90 agreed with Wychavon District Council (WDC) following a High Court hearing in January and February.

A Squirrel Bank resident, who did not wish to be named, said the developers hand-delivered a note to all residents currently living on the site on Thursday, asking for their support to overturn the ruling.

“Having spoken with many of the other residents, we are outraged at Persimmon’s request, and the site office was overflowing with disgruntled residents this afternoon,” she said, on Thursday.

“The traffic lights need to go in because it’s a really dangerous junction. They should have done what they said they were going to do.

“We are quite shocked by the audacity of them asking for our support.”

She added: “Overall, the development has been awful, not one resident is satisfied, and Persimmon have no support onsite concerning their upcoming legal battle.”

WDC took the court action after it felt the development had started without prior required improvements being made, but then agreed 90 homes could initially be occupied.

Persimmon signed a consent order but has now submitted another application asking for another 120 homes to be occupied, arguing it has widened the road and is awaiting county council approval over implantation of traffic lights.

The Squirrel Bank resident, who moved in last April, went on to say: “Persimmon have offered no support to residents onsite experiencing serious issues with the shoddy workmanship and dangerous installations carried out.”

She said, the site on a whole is “dangerous” with “laughable” road signs containing obvious spelling errors, including: ‘Squirel Bank’.

Carol Selway, sales director for Persimmon Homes South Midlands, said: “Following the press article in the Worcester News [on June 12] we have been contacted by a number of our residents concerned about the implications of the report.  

“In response, this week we have advised all our residents to speak to our sales staff, who are briefed on the situation.

"We have a duty to keep our purchasers informed and aware of the possible effect on them.

"Negotiations on the road improvement have been ongoing for a couple of years and we are working with Worcester County Highways to resolve the matter.”

Public consultation on the latest application ends on Monday (June 25).

Visit plan.wychavon.gov.uk, and search 18/00929/OUT.