MORTIFIED residents in hundreds of homes will next month find out if their properties are to be demolished.
A daft council blunder left 263 new builds in Crewe, Cheshire, without the correct planning permission.
Countryside Partnerships got the green light to build 239 three and four-bedroom houses and 24 flats on the 17-acre brownfield site in December 2018.
Named Coppenhall Place, the development sat on the site of former Bombardier train factory Crewe Works.
But an issue surrounding contaminated land later cropped up and the council began to investigate.
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Asbestos, lead, cyanide and arsenic residue were found.
The local authority accused developers of not carrying out thorough checks on the land before and during the project.
But despite concerns, Countryside Partnerships insisted proper assessments were carried out and carried on building.
Planning permission was finally lost last year after the developers failed to deal with the contaminated land.
The decision left hundreds of residents of the 263 homes - many of which are occupied - facing the prospect of having their homes bulldozed.
Tamzin Caiger, 35, who lives on the estate with her wife Rachel, 36, and their eight-year-old son, told MailOnline in April: "It is really upsetting.
"I feel like we don't really know what is going on."
Meanwhile car finance company manager David Andrews, 50, who lives with partner Laura Curtis, 37, added: "If it is not sorted out, and the houses have to come down, what will happen to us?"
This week, more than five months after the application was deferred, it was revealed a final decision on the estate will be considered next month.
A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council told CheshireLive: "It is currently expected that the application will be presented back to the strategic planning board in September."
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If the application fails, the estate could be bulldozed.
Coppenhill Place was raised in the House of Commons, with leader Penny Mourdaunt MP branding the saga a "disgraceful situation"
She added: "The developer and the local authority need to step up and deliver on their moral obligations to the individuals who bought those homes in good faith."
A Countryside Partnerships spokesperson said: "We have been aware of the outstanding planning condition and have consulted and been working with both council officers...
"And the Environmental Protection department to address it, submitting a retrospective planning application that was recommended for approval.
"Our priority is to resolve this issue for our residents and customers.
"We acknowledge the Planning Committee's comments and will work with all necessary bodies with a view to achieving full planning approval for this site as quickly as possible."