Residents of the Stoney Manor development have said their hopes have been shattered as the estate remains unfinished, with incomplete roads and what they described as an abandoned building site still in place.

Residents claim that the developers, Z Property Development, ceased work on the site back in May.

A resident from the area, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed: “They haven’t been back since. The residents have reached out to ask when they are coming back, and either they don’t respond or give no clear answer.

“I wanted to move into a nice, finished development, your dream home, where your kids can grow up and play. We wanted our kids to have somewhere safe to play. At the moment they are playing on the road. We were promised greenway areas for them.”

The resident said that children in the area have to play around tripping hazards such as manhole covers and potholes.

“They have left the roads half done. The DFI won’t adopt those roads until they are in a finished state, and we have no idea of the timescale.

“Which means we don’t get bin lorries coming into the street, and we don’t get gritters, because the DFI can’t adopt these streets. So you walk your bin to the end of the street every week. That’s been going on for three years.”

Residents also said they have noticed young people breaking into the abandoned site and stealing pallets.

“It’s unsafe at the moment in that respect, with people coming in and taking stuff,” the resident added.

Residents have also raised concerns about the site becoming overgrown with weeds and have expressed worries about potential vermin in the area.

“We have invested everything we had into this house,” the resident said. “It’s our forever family home. We are very happy with the house, as are other residents, everyone loves their homes, the community and the neighbours are fantastic but what is spoiling it is the unfinished state of the place. It makes you unhappy.”

As a community, the residents of Stoney Manor say they simply want Z Property Development to return and finish the work they started.

Scott Kennedy, Managing Director at Z Property Development, responded to the concerns, stating: “Z Property are committed to complete the Stoney Manor project as soon as possible, however development funding is always very difficult to attract, especially in the West of the province.

“Funders prefer to keep their involvement confidential unless they provide retail services to buyers which is not the case at Stoney Manor.

“The vast majority of Stoney Manor home owners are happy with their homes. We appreciate and sympathise with their concerns on the issues of the development’s final road and footpath makeup and we are endeavouring to get to a funding resolution in place as soon as possible.”

"We appreciate that the ongoing pause is causing some unease but we can assure them that we are working as hard as possible to bring the project to a close. It is a fantastic development and we hope to reopen the site shortly.”