Whit Lane Environmental Improvements
This scheme encompasses an area of housing bounded by Whit Lane, Langley Road South and Owen Street of approximately 200 properties. There is a mix of houses and maisonette-type accommodation on the estate and prior to the improvement works, little or no provision of safe play areas or other amenity. Visually the estate suffered from boundary treatments in a poor condition affording poor enclosure and security for residents and their vehicles.
The improvement works comprised the provision of smart new metal driveway and pedestrian gates, the design of which is unique to the estate, improvements to boundary fencing, better parking provision and creation of attractive, useable open space surrounding the cottage flats. The scheme consolidates ‘Decent Homes’ work previously carried out on these properties.
The scheme was being delivered as a partnership between three agencies – New Deal for Communities, Salix Homes and Groundwork. A full door-to-door consultation was carried out in January 2006 and the works on site completed as of September 2007. Design services were provided by Urban Vision and the contractor was Horticon.
Work in progress on Greytown Close, January 2007
New Road Surface, boundary treatments and driveways to Indigo Walk February 2007
Landscaping and fencing works under construction on Dunedin Drive providing security and amenity to a previously exposed and underused area. February 2007
Works under way on Helensville Drive February 2007
Completed landscaping works on Dunedin Drive looking towards Whit Lane
Landscaping and fencing works nearing completion, Dunedin Drive cottage flats, March 2007
New defensible space and residents' planting, Dunedin Drive cottage flats, June 2007
Fencing, gates and driveway improvements on Helensville Drive complete September 2007
Landscaping on Dunedin Drive with the central paved area being used for Children's play equipment September 2007
This page was last updated on 28 September 2009
