By Joel Adams For Mailonline
Published: 12:56 GMT, 16 January 2019 | Updated: 17:49 GMT, 16 January 2019
Owners of brand new £300,000 homes cannot move into their properties after a bizarre legal ruling arising from a council dispute.
A bitter row over an access road means family homes, some of which have already been bought, are still unoccupied until the issue is resolved.
People already living on the Yew Tree Hill estate say the delay has meant some would-be residents have been consigned to living with their parents rather than in the new houses, range from £200,000 to more than £300,000.
Developers Persimmon and Redrow are jointly building 500 properties on land on the outskirts of Droitwich, Worcs.
A 500-home development is being built on the outskirts of Droitwich in Worcestershire
Planners initially agreed for 188 finished properties to be occupied before an access road on the A38 leading to the estate was completed
But after this number was reached, the council became concerned the roadworks were not on track to be completed, so it took the developers to court
The dispute between the developers and Wychavon District Council erupted last February.
Planners initially agreed for 188 finished properties to be occupied before an access road on the A38 leading to the estate was completed.
But after this number was reached, the council became concerned the
