Developers start to rebuild some of the 88 new houses demolished in Cambridge ... trends now
Developers have started rebuilding homes on a new build site in Cambridge after 88 properties were razed to the ground thanks to 'foundation issues'.
Jaw-dropping photos released in March showed the Darwin Green estate on the edge of the university city had been left with nothing but a pile of rubble after the houses were plagued with defects.
Barratt and Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire admitted last year that all the affected properties would have to be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £40million.
Now new pictures taken on Wednesday reveal that the long process of building the new foundations has begun.
The demolition work took place over an eight-week period at the start of the year and for the last month and a half there has been a big empty space where the houses once stood.
Developers have started rebuilding homes (pictured) on a new build site in Cambridge after 88 properties were razed to the ground thanks to 'foundation issues'
New pictures show ground being broken as the new foundations are built
Barratt and Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire admitted last year that all the affected properties would have to be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £40million
The long process of replacing the homes on the outskirts of the university city has begun
Apocalyptic pictures showed dozens of homes being demolished on the Darwin Green estate in Cambridgeshire in February
Around 88 of the homes were pulled down after they were found to be built on foundation issues
The horrifying aerials showed the scale of the destruction on the doomed housing estate
Excavators load piles of demolition debris into large skips
Residents in other homes on the site also reported telltale signs the homes were not fit for purpose (pictured: the affected properties being demolished)
Large screens were put up to protect neighbouring properties from dust and debris from the bulldozing process.
Residents in other homes on the site also reported telltale signs the homes were not fit for purpose.
Other pictures showed huge piles of debris being loaded into large skips by excavators.
In a planning application to Cambridge City Council for the demolition last autumn, the
