In the past year, more than 1,000 complaints have been made to the Environment Agency about the pong that wafts over residents of Newton Leys, in Bletchley, Bedfordshire, up to 'four times a week'.
Residents of a new build housing estate opposite a massive landfill say they were 'deceived' over how much it stinks of 'poo' and claim they were sold an expensive lie.
The father-of-three, whose property sits 200 yards from the landfill, added: 'When the weather gets cold, for some reason it gets very, very smelly... Decomposed, rotten, poo-ish. In the past year, more than 1,000 complaints have been made to the Environment Agency about the pong, which sprays from gas outlet pipes and wafts over residents of Newton Leys, in Bletchley, Bedfordshire, up to 'four times a week'
The first buyers moved onto Newton Leys in 2007 and residents say the build quality of their homes is top notch. The decision devastated homeowners on the estate, many of whom had hoped the landfill would be discontinued - a claim allegedly made by Taylor Wimpey's estate agents - and turned into a nature reserve.
Many of the home-owners had hoped the landfill would be discontinued - a claim allegedly made by Taylor Wimpey's estate agents - and turned into a nature reserve Tracey Boyce liked the design of her house and the quiet street it was on, so snapped up her semi-detached property in July 2020 for £345,000. The home sits about 200 feet from the edge of the landfill site.
'Everyone on the community Facebook page says to ring the Environment Agency but you just give up in the end because they don't do anything. Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Fuming neighbours blast 'brutal' house extension that turned attractive Edwardian detached home into a 'game of Jenga' 'They've added hundreds and hundreds . The whole thing has changed to what we thought it was going to be.
In an unusual twist of fate, many of those residents living closest to the landfill's boundary along Burgh Drive say they have escaped the whiff - in part because of strong winds blowing the smell away from their exposed road. Read More Villagers' fury over holidaymakers parking outside their homes to avoid hefty airport charges The 26-year-old finance worker owns a home just 30 feet from the edge of the landfill site but admits it doesn't bother him in the slightest.
Personal trainer Mikee Carrara, who runs Five Star Fitness in Milton Keynes, has lived in three houses on the estate and is the first to admit he has made 'a lot of money' from buying and selling the properties.Stacey Price, 44, was placed in her housing association home in August and admitted she had no idea it was directly next to the landfill until she arrived
'At the end of the day, if you're buying a house, you check everything. If your house can't sell it is easy to blame it on something external, because they have no control over it. Stacey Price, 44, was placed in her housing association home in August and admitted she had no idea it was directly next to the landfill until she arrived.
'However, this decision was appealed and planning permission granted by the government appointed planning inspector in 2021.
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