Homes in Chilwell were flooded on March 7, 2023, after builders struck a huge Severn Trent water pipe while constructing an extension behind the former Nottingham College campus on High Road
A Nottinghamshire homeowner has demanded answers over the 'ruinous' man-made disaster which has left his property uninhabitable for more than a year. as part of a student accommodation scheme.
"We redid the house because we wanted it to be sorted for the rest of our life. Now my wife bursts into tears every time she sees it - she still has nightmares about being in here and running around for hours trying to save everything." Prof Coyne's home is insured, but the claim is so large that he fears it will make his property uninsurable in the future.
In Severn Trent's response to the plans for the college, gained by Prof Coyne through a Freedom of Information request, the supplier had stated "no build over is permitted" due to the 800mm pipe and that a diversion would need to be applied for. "Given what I have discovered, ALB and HBW should have well known there was a water main there," he said.
"It has been a year and those affected are no nearer getting answers than they were directly afterwards. There may have been a generic apology from ALB and the council, but there has been no accountability."
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