WATCH is following the delivery, cost and accountability trail for the 49-home Albion Street council-housing scheme after disruption to the original construction contract.
The scheme is for 49 council homes. Westridge entered administration and Cheesmur subsequently took over completion work. Published material identified remediation issues, an additional £1,112,967 Housing Revenue Account approval and a £2.4 million Homes England grant.
What is the final expected cost? What work required remediation and why? What financial exposure arose from the contractor failure? What checks were made before and during the original contract?
WATCH sent an information request on 27 August 2026 seeking the underlying records needed to establish the full chronology and cost.
The project should not be judged solely from headline figures. WATCH will publish the documentary trail and distinguish additional approved budget, grant funding and actual final expenditure when the records are available.
OPEN CASE — Investigation registered and evidence gathering under way.
REQUEST / REVIEW — Relevant public records, information requests and responses are logged as received.
FINDINGS — No final finding will be presented until the available evidence supports it.
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