BBCAn “eyesore” development of 70 homes remains unfinished, with nearby residents worried about the site’s future.
Work on the Copper Estuary project, in Hayle, Cornwall, stopped in 2024, and the developers have gone into administration.
Peter Channon, Cornwall Councillor for Hayle West, described the site as “an eyesore”, and people living nearby said they had no idea what would happen next.
The BBC has contacted the administrators for comment.
Channon said: “It was originally marketed as holiday homes but the market is in a really difficult place at the moment and people just aren’t buying properties like this.
“Since work stopped more than a year ago the whole site has been left to rot and it’s a real shame. I really feel for the residents.”
Channon added: “The administrators have completed a survey of the site and I understand that there’s quite a few issues with water and wall cavities… if anyone does want to finish it there’s a lot of work to do.”
Rachael Dennis, who lives nearby, said she had been speaking to many of the residents about the state of the half-finished development.
She said: “This main block is completely surrounded by what we call the moat, the water surrounds it permanently and it must be damaging the structure.
“The place has been vandalised, there’s also been kids playing… every once in a while a security guard turns up but not very often.
“Nothing is finished, who knows whether they can finish it or if it has to be pulled down.”
Maureen Bennetts, who has lived in Copper Terrace for 58 years and her back garden overlooks the site, said: “One of my neighbours has had her house up for sale for around three years but as soon as buyers see this, they’re not interested.
“In the beginning they should have built houses and not flats but at the end of the day it’s all money, money, money.
Bennetts added: “Now I worry about who’s here at night, it’s just a mess.”
The BBC contacted the administrators to ask if there were any plans for the site, but have not received a response.
