DEFENCE ESTATES

There is no local DE Office, but Kate Ellis, DE Housing Officer is available for consultation in the IWF, at the following time:

Wednesday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Any Housing related issues including, application forms, pet request forms, pictures and layouts of properties etc are available on the RAF Digby Web Site under Housing Information. Or alternatively, from the Housing Information Centre (HIC), on 0800 169 6322.

All repairs reporting is dealt with by Modern Housing Solutions (MHS) on 0800 707 6000, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Addresses

There are currently 211 properties serving RAF Digby of which 15 are Officers SFA.
SFA have the address of Ashby de la Launde, Lincoln. The postcodes which follow the street number and name vary and are as follows:

• The Oval LN4 3JE
• Beech Grove LN4 3YB
• Crane Court LN4 3JL
• Hawthorne Close LN4 3YE
• Heron Court LN4 3TL
• Howard Road LN4 3LN
• Kingfisher Court LN4 3LL
• Linnet Court LN4 3TP
• Maple Grove LN4 3YA
• Martin Court LN4 3TW
• Robin Court LN4 3TN
• Spinney Lane LN4 3YD
• Sycamore Close LN4 3YF

Refuse Collection and Disposal

Wheelie bins are emptied every Tuesday.

All SFA have three wheelie bins, green lidded bin for recycling i.e., newspaper, cardboard, magazines, cereal boxes etc, brown bin for green waste i.e., grass cuttings and weeds and a black bin for domestic waste i.e., all waste that cannot be recycled.

Bulky items e.g., fridges, cookers, scrap furniture etc may be removed by the Local Council on receipt of individual requests from householders, telephone NKDC 01529 414155.

Upkeep of Gardens

MHS Grounds Maintenance Contractors are responsible for the maintenance of open plan lawns and gardens to the front of all SFA. Occupants of SFA may cultivate flowerbeds adjacent to the walls at the front of the property, but this apart, the lawns must be left clear so that mowing is not impeded. In particular, bushes and shrubs are not to be planted when they might hide small children running towards the road from view of passing drivers.

Occupants are responsible for maintaining the rear gardens, the proportions of approx. two-thirds grassed area and one-third cultivated area are not to be altered.

In short, MHS does its best to keep the SFA sites well cared for and attractive, they can do this far more effectively if you contribute by following these few requirements.

Keeping of Animals

Occupants of SFA are reminded that they must gain the authority to keep pets through the local Housing Officer or from the HIC. There are limits to how many pets one can have in their SFA, two roving animals only, that is, two dogs or two cats or one of each. Caged animals do not enter the equation i.e., hamsters etc. Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times in the domestic area of the Station unless been exercised in the back garden. Owners of cats and/or dogs are to ensure that their animals do not create a nuisance such as persistent barking or fouling on others property. Contravention of these rules may result in permission to keep pets being withdrawn.

Pest Control

Occupants should contact MHS on all matters relating to pest control i.e., mice, wasps etc.

More Information

Should you wish to make contact in advance of your posting with regard to your future accommodation, please ring Kate Ellis, Housing Officer on 01400 267743 / 95751 7743 or visit the Married Quarters Page on the Digby Web Site which has information on charges etc and floor plans of our houses.