Residents living in Copperthorpe in L'Derry are once again calling on Transport NI to take over their housing development.

SDLP Derry City Councillor Martin Reilly has supported the residents and has been in consistent correspondence with Transport NI on the matter.

Mr Reilly said: "Copperthorpe was built in three phases and residents in this part of the Waterside have expressed their concerns to me over the years about faulty streetlights, uneven footpaths and broken fences which are allowing livestock to enter the estate.

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"These residents who purchased their own home now find the wider environment to be distinctly different from the glossy brochures available when they decided to buy in this area."

Some properties in the third phase of the development also remain unfinished.

He continued: "Unfortunately, the developer of this site has gone into administration, and I have spoken to both Transport NI and the administrators of this site about these problems. Action needs to be taken on all three phases which are at various levels of completion."

(CD/JP)