Residents of Pitts House Lane say Rochdale Council and E.ON caused their street to flood

Residents living on Pitts House Lane, Norden say that Rochdale Council and E.ON, the council’s street lighting provider, are to blame for flooding on their street.

It is understood that Rochdale Council and E.ON did work on the unadopted road to install new LED lighting but did the work without seeking permission and have now left water flooding into properties.

Martin Smith, who lives on Pitts House Lane, said: “We don’t have a problem with the lighting, it is fantastic but they have come on to an unadopted road without asking permission and have dug up the road to fit these lights. Now we have surface water flooding problems and the council haven’t done anything to address this.”

He added that water has been flowing into his garage for around three months and it is now damaging his driveway and garage.

Another resident on the street who has lived there for over 30 years has told Mr Smith that he has not had an issue with flooding until now.

“We have been trying to get a resolution since the problem began but everyone from Rochdale Council to E.ON and United Utilities are saying that it is not theirfault and now we don’t know what to do,” said Mr Smith.

Mark Widdup, Director of Economy and Environment at Rochdale Council, said: “After investigating, our street lighting provider E.ON considered that the work on Pitts House Lane was unrelated to the recent flooding issues. However, due to concerns raised, we have arranged a meeting with the residents, the ward councillor, our engineers and E.ON in an attempt to establish the cause of the problem.”

E.ON was invited to comment but had not responded by the time of publication.