I was asked by a Hillside resident to find out when Aberdeenshire Council will adopt roads in their area. This was prompted by faulty street lights, the responsibility of the developer for the moment. There is good news on the horizon.
Council officers have given me the following update:
1) Mosside Avenue has an outstanding ponding issue at the access to Duffshill Drive. This has been brought to the attention of the developer, Stewart Milne, who has indicated that it will be resolved as soon as possible. The section of road will then be able to progress onto a 1 year maintenance period after which time, and assuming no further problems, it will be adopted by the Council.
2) Duffshill Drive, Duffshill Way (part), Duffshill Place and Haremoss Avenue (part). Recent site meetings have taken place and a remedial works list has been agreed to bring the road up to adoptable standards. These works will start in the week commencing 30th October. It is expected that the full package of works will take around 2 months to complete assuming reasonable weather conditions. We have however made the Developer, Persimmon Homes, aware of residents’ immediate concerns about the lack of street lighting and requested that this is attended to urgently. If however the developer fails to complete the lighting works, the Council can step in to do the work and recharge the developer for this.
3) Haremoss Drive, Haremoss Avenue (part) and Duffshill Way (part). These roads are about to undergo a pre-adoption walkover with the developer, Bett Homes. Assuming that they still meet appropriate standards they will be adopted by the Council.
The council officers assure me that they appreciate that the time it has taken to complete the outstanding works has been frustrating to local residents and the Roads Development team will continue to make every effort to ensure that the housing developers fulfill their obligations in accordance with the Roads Construction Consents granted by Aberdeenshire Council.