Estate Walkabout Report

Date of Walkabout: 23/11/2016 Lydgate Court, Milby Court, Stoneleigh Court, Templar Court, Chilvers Court

Attendees: Dave Wilcox - Estates Maintenance Officer

Denise Emmett – Housing Officer

Terry Brown – Estates Supervisor

Graham Wright – Maintenance Surveyor

Heather Holmes – Resident @ Lydgate Court (Part Only)

Apologies : Cllr Julie Jackson

PCSO Rebecca Naughton and PCSO Paul Edwards

Issues picked up

Grounds Maintenance/Repairs:

Details / Action to be taken / Officer/team responsible / Update/
Resolution?
Shrubs overhanging paths/car park Lydgate Ct / Chase up to be cut back. Weeds to be sprayed/removed to pathways. / Glendale
Stoneleigh Ct- Weatherboard/ Threshold rotten to block 48-52 / To be replaced & splicing to frame required / repairs
Stoneleigh Ct -Litter to right hand side of block 1-9 / Litter pick required / Glendale
Chilvers Ct – cracked glass to safety glass to internal doors Blocks 11-20 ground flr & Block 1-10 (2nd floor) / To be replaced / repairs
Chilvers Ct – leaves particularly bad to footpaths to rear of blocks / To be swept up & removed / Glendale

Surveyors

Details / Action to be taken / Officer/team responsible / Update/
Resolution?


Dave Wilcox (Handyman service):

Details / Action to be taken / Officer/team responsible / Update/
Resolution?
Lydgate Court – walls to main stairwell / To be part painted to freshen up badly scuffed areas / DW
Lydgate Ct.- Cigarette graffiti to wall/ceiling / To be removed/painted / DW
Stoneleigh Ct – self setter outside 10 - Bush by 22 / To be cut back from windows / DW
Templar Ct – key clamps at Block 36-41 & 43-48 are loose / Need tightening up / DW
Chilvers Ct -Wobbly hand rails to blocks 11-20 & 1-10 / Need securing / DW
Chilvers Court – closure to fire door on 1st floor Block 11-20 is loose / Needs tightening / DW
Chilvers Ct – loose tiles to floor –Block 21-30 GF
Block / To be re-fixed / DW
Chilvers Ct – manhole cover by entrance Block 21-30 is uneven. / Needs making safe- possible trip hazard / DW


Housing/Estates Services:

Details / Action to be taken / Officer/team responsible / Update/
Resolution?
Personal items stored outside Flat 33 Lydgate / Carded address / DE
Made aware that recycle bins are being emptied with normal waste? Lydgate / Liaise with Refuse department / DE
Lydgate Ct.Request for additional parking space / Obtain quote to remove shrubs to create extra car parking space / DE
Milby Court – 2 drawers dumped outside no 3 / Placed outside to side for collection – no reply to door knock / TB
Milby Court- door & misc items dumped to side of block / Arranged for removal / TB
Milby Court – Bed base & picture/misc items outside (15) / Spoke to tenant who said they would be removed next day. Monitor / TB
Stoneleigh Ct – Fly tipped items by new building works / To be removed / TB
Stoneleigh Ct – recycling bin full of normal rubbish / Liaise with Refuse / DE
Stoneleigh Ct - Rubbish & wooden frame left outside 29 / Carded –asking tenant to remove / DE
Stoneleigh Ct – 38 – dining table left outside / Carded tenant to remove / DE
Stoneleigh Court – rubbish outside flat 7 & 8 / Carded tenants to remove / DE
Stoneleigh Ct – block 1-9 – cigarette butts rear communal door / Letter to block / DE
Templar Ct – leaves to road / Request road sweep to Street Cleansing / DE
Chilvers Ct – Items left outside flat 2 / Spoke to tenant to remove / DE
Chilvers Ct – trees to rear of scheme badly affecting paths / Refer to Tree Officer / DE