'LET there be light' at a car park dubbed 'the darkest in Worcester' says a councillor after residents complain of drugs and dogging.

The gloomy car park in Warndon has been called by residents 'the darkest in Worcester' but a local councillor believes there must be a way to, quite literally, shine a light on the problem.

Residents continue to call for lights to be installed at Snowshill Close over reports of dogging.

However, the landowner, Platform Housing, says installing lights would generate a service charge for tenants even though not everyone who uses the car park is a Platform tenant.

We reported in May how residents struggled to even find the locks on their cars in the morning.

Some residents also complained the car park was being used for sex romps while people living in the flats claim to have seen drug dealing, although police said they have had no recent reports.

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However, because it is not a private car park, it has created a more complicated situation which makes a solution harder to agree said Warndon's Labour councillor, Jill Desayrah. 

The car park itself is used by both Platform tenants and private residents which adds an extra layer of complexity. 

Cllr Desayrah said Platform Housing, which owns the land, 'can't or won't make it a private car park'.

She said: "Platform Housing don't feel they could charge their residents for lights that other people benefit from."

Cllr Desayrah said it may be possible for Platform to approach Worcestershire County Council to adopt the land with a view to sharing costs which would be 'one solution'.

She added: "I can't believe it's beyond the wit of man to do this. I'm just asking the relevant people to talk to each other and provide what is a very, very basic facility in this city."

A spokesperson for Warndon Safer Neighbourhood Team said it has stepped up patrols and there have not been any calls in relation to ASB in the area recently.

“However, we take any issues around anti-social behaviour and drug use seriously and we will continue to work with our partner agencies to address such issues as and when they arise."

A spokesperson for Platform Housing said: "There is no current landlord supply to this area, therefore to install lighting would create a service chargeable to our customers and be unfair as the car park is used by non-Platform customers too.

"We do acknowledge the concerns raised and if residents are witnessing anti-social behaviour and drug dealing we would advise them to contact us and also report this to the police."