Thursday 29 June 2017

Damaged wall at Hillcrest Place

Following complaints from residents about the poor condition of the wall at the former garage site at Hillcrest Place we asked the County Durham Housing Group for an inspection and remedial works to be carried out as soon as practicable.


Earlier today we received the following update from the housing group's buildings surveyor:

Morning Cllr Crute

As requested I have visited the above wall.
The walls are cracked in several places and the brick faces have come off a lot of the bricks.

As a short term measure I have requested that our contractor visit and renew the fence located at the top of the steps – this should be done over the next few weeks.

With regards to repairs to the wall, this will be done as a planned scheme. I have passed this info to the relevant department who will address at a later date.

We will monitor progress with this issue and report on developments as we receive them.