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| The demolition site located in Dover Street. |
Demolition work in Dover Street, Canterbury has enraged local residents.
Last month workmen began tearing down Netto supermarket, the furniture shop Bamboo Tiger and Studio 41 nightclub to make way for Canterbury Christ Church University student housing. The halls will house 206 student rooms, a brand new Students Union plus 10 new residential homes.
Residents of Dover Street, however, have grown tired of the constant noise and disruptions the demolition site has caused in their daily life.
Kimberley Young, 22, who lives next door to the site, said: “At first I was just annoyed that Netto had been knocked down because it was so handy for food shopping but now the demolition work is really getting on my nerves. They sometimes start work as early as seven in the morning and it’s so noisy, it’s just so unfair!”
Kimberley Young, 22, who lives next door to the site, said: “At first I was just annoyed that Netto had been knocked down because it was so handy for food shopping but now the demolition work is really getting on my nerves. They sometimes start work as early as seven in the morning and it’s so noisy, it’s just so unfair!”
Other residents have expressed their concern at the number of students that will surround the area once the building has been completed.
Amber Newman, 28, worries that the influx of students will cause even more noise and disturbance in the future. “Having lived behind a student nightclub we’ve always had drunk students being lairy walking home at three in the morning…I work late shifts and if it’s noisy it’s going to affect my work.”
The demolition work is due to finish by Summer 2011 and the new student village aims to be completed by September 2012.
To hear view footage of the demolition site and hear more views from Canterbury residents view the video below:
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