A RESIDENT of the Stourscombe Estate in Launceston raised his concerns once again three years after his initial complaint that work had not taken place to fix the flooding issue on one of the estate’s lanes.

Mr Les Whaley raised his concerns about the path by the green, which he says is the ‘main path through the Redrow and Wainhomes estate’. Many people use this path on a regular basis and Mr Whaley raised concerns after he had seen many parents and their children having to precariously walk over the muddy grass in order to navigate around the flooding and he decided after three years enough was enough.

He said: “Mothers and children who have to push prams with young children on foot taking their children to school and elderly people going to the post box and town have to walk on the muggy grass to get around the water.

“It was over three years ago, around this time, that I brought the matter to the attention of Cornwall Council and had a meeting on site with an officer of CORMAC who said that the drainage of the path would be sorted out in the next new budget — so this April, that will be three years.”

He added: “Lets hope no one falls down and breaks a few bones and has to go to A&E.”

Mr Whaley contacted his local county councillor to ask for her support.

Jade Farrington, Cornwall Councillor for Launceston South, said she it was ‘disappointing’ to see the work had still not been completed. She said: “It’s disappointing that the work has taken so long to start given the state the path is in, and the fact that residents and I have been pushing for the problem to be sorted for three years.

“CORMAC are meeting [on Wednesday January 10] to program the area’s works so we should have a date confirmed straight after that. I’m very sorry that people living on the estate have had to wait so long.”

Following the meeting a spokesperson for Cornwall Council contacted the Post to confirm a start date for the works. They said: “Works are due to start on February 5, to raise the low point on the footpath to help prevent water from collecting there in future.

“The works are expected to take two days.”