Residents living on a Whitehaven estate are furious it has taken a housing developer nearly two years to complete the road.

People living at Story Homes' Waters Edge at Kells, have spoken out about the state the road has been left in, which has caused damage to vehicles.

Neil Crewdson, 38, moved to the estate just over two years ago.

He said that building on the estate finished at the beginning of 2016 and that Story Homes promised residents the road would be finished shortly afterwards.

At the end of 2016, Mr Crewdson said he received a letter from the housing developer, saying the work would be completed by the following March.

Then he received another letter eight weeks ago saying work on the road would begin.

Mr Crewdson said there were some works done for two days then workmen left again.

He said: "The road has got the first layer of tarmac but there are so many bumps. If you go more than 10 miles per hour, your car is shaking and bouncing around.

"There's been damage to cars - my company car has been scratched by all the chippings on the road.

"It feels like they have just taken our money and ran."

When contacted by the Whitehaven News, Story Homes said that work would begin on October 30.

Story Homes has gone on to build a further 96 homes at the Edgehill Park development in Whitehaven.

Mr Crewdson said: "It's annoying to drive past and see an estate built 18 months later has had tarmac laid."

The housing company said this was because surfacing at Edgehill Park was easier to complete, so the works were completed within their originally planned timescales.

Another angry resident, Scott Henderson, 35, moved on to the estate in December 2015.

"It should have been completed 18 months ago," he said. "When you're paying all that money for a house, you expect to be able to actually drive to the house.

"If there is a problem, then let us know about it, then we'd be a bit more understanding."

Mr Henderson has also had his car damaged driving on the estate.

He said: "I've had to claim money back from them for scratching the alloys on my car.

"They wouldn't pay out a second time but I don't want to pay to get it fixed yet because I know it will happen again.

"There are no pavements to push prams down, so my wife has to struggle over the bumps with the pram when she's doing the school run."

A spokesperson for Story Homes said: "Work is due to start on the roads at our Waters Edge development in Whitehaven from October 30.

"A comprehensive 20 week programme has been agreed. This is weather dependant, in cases of extreme weather we may see some delays to the programme.

"We planned to have the roads on the development completed earlier in the year, however due to engineering difficulties, our progress was delayed.

"We have engaged with residents on the development throughout this process, and a further letter has been sent to all residents providing an update on the scheduled works."

Residents have now received written confirmation that work will commence on October 30, and will take 20 weeks to complete.