The unbearable stench and unsightly mess around bins in a new city estate has brought an apology from a consortium of developers who built the houses.

Dog mess bins on the White House Farm estate in Sprowston are regularly overflowing, including in Overstrand Way, right next to where an incomplete park remains fenced off.

One neighbour said: “It’s absolutely disgusting, we pay towards maintenance and no one empties the bins.  

Norwich Evening News: The park in Overstrand Way, Sprowston, remains behind metal fencing during the summer holidays as developers conclude workThe park in Overstrand Way, Sprowston, remains behind metal fencing during the summer holidays as developers conclude work (Image: Newsquest)

 

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“On hot days we have to take a detour because the smell is so bad where all the dog poo is heating up it makes you feel sick.

“I have complained but I have been told that no one has adopted them so it’s no one's job to empty them.

“But why would they put them in if there’s no one to empty them?”

Hopkins Homes, Persimmon Homes Anglia and Taylor Wimpey secured permission in 2011 to build 1,200 homes in the area and while most homes are finished and being lived in, some community facilities are still to be delivered.

Another person living close to the park said: “The smell from the bin is sometimes carried into my house by the wind and we have to shut all the windows and doors, it is like living in a pig sty. 

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“What’s worse is when they are full people just add to it by putting their bags on the floor in on top of the lid – something has to be done.” 

A spokesman for the consortium of housebuilders said: “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to residents at our Sprowston development regarding the dog waste bins.  

“We can confirm that members of the management team are on site today (Wednesday) and have now emptied the bins.” 

Emptying of the dog waste bins will be included in the estate management company's fortnightly cleaning schedule.