Street light (in house) spells extra work for Ashton developer

A HOUSING developer has had to change its mind after attempting to include an illuminating feature in an Ashton-under-Lyne new build – a lamppost!

Builders constructing the property on Whiteacre Road decided to incorporate the street furniture, which stood next to it, in the roof.

But council bosses have pulled them up and the light will now be taken out.

People passing the development, which is not yet completed, were left with bemused looks on their faces as they saw the lamppost enter and come out of the eaves of the house.

The property, being developed was always meant to be next to the lamppost, as drawings for the application showed.

Having it in the end of the row was never mentioned in papers when planning permission was granted in February 2020.

In fact, the decision was made based on the proposed plans that showed it standing next to the property, not in the roofline.

But as it became clear the two-bedroomed properties would be marketed with one forming part of the row of four, Tameside Council stepped in.

Now the firm has agreed to take out their unique design aspect and move it – how it will be extracted after already being incorporated into the roofline remains to be seen.

It will then be moved to another boundary wall close by.

A spokesman for Tameside Council said: “We have spoken to the developer and they have agreed to remove the lamppost and replace it nearer a neighbouring boundary wall.”