ANGRY villagers have blasted an “eyesore” housing development after it sprung up on their doorstep. Locals claim the block of 59 luxury detached houses on the Meadows estate in Quadring, Lincolnshire , look like a prison, or a concentration camp. The one to five-bedroom homes are listed for sale for an average of £300,000.
And a large sign on the main road outside proudly boasts of “elegant homes amidst picturesque rural surroundings”. But in Quadring – where a quarter of the 977-strong population are aged over 65 – most residents seem to hate the site. “I don’t wish to appear snobby,” said one elderly man gazing out at the new houses from the beautifully-manicured lawn of his detached house.
“But it is a bloody eyesore. You can’t blame the farmer who sold the land – he had no control over what they did to it. The fault lies with the developer and the councillors who approved their awful plans.
” Local Facebook pages are full of angry comments about the development being constructed by Salboys Build Partner and Stinder Homes. Mick Noddy Sturman commented: “HMP Quadring – it might as well be. “Absolute eyesore.
Whoever passed these plans needs to go to Specsavers ASAP as they have serious eyesight problems.” Jane Faulkner posted: “Looks depressing, blot on the landscape.” Paul Whyte fumed “it looks like concentration camp” and Aileen Walker added: “Little boxes made of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same.
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