A year-long dispute between County Hall and Norwich City Council over which authority is responsible for maintaining a Norwich estate has finally ended. City Hall has taken ownership of the Goldsmith Street development after a row erupted in May 2023 over which council was in charge of fixing its broken streetlights. Those living on the development in Heigham Grove have accused the two authorities of being “totally chaotic” when neither would take responsibility for its maintenance.
Those living in the Goldsmith Street development have been left in the dark as essential maintenance work to the streetlights was left undone for months (Image: Sonya Duncan) Marc Wernicke, who lives in the area, said: "It is frankly mind-blowing that such simple basics take so long to sort out." Norwich City Council spokesman said that the maintenance of the estate has been more complicated than usual but that they would be responsible for its roads and street lighting. READ MORE: Councillors call for a limit to number city vape shops Tenants on the development, which provides award-winning social housing, started raising concerns about the broken street lighting at the start of 2023 - less than four years after the work on the estate was completed.
Liam Calvert is Green party councillor for the neighbouring Wensum ward (Image: Liam Calvert) Liam Calvert, Green party councillor for the nearby Wensum ward, said: "Making sure there is an agreement in place for who maintains the roads and who pa.
