Response from Mr Geoff Wood (Individual)
1. Mr Geoff Wood (Individual) : 10 Apr 2016 20:40:00
Please make your comments in the box below and refer specifically to the reference number of each site you are commenting on.
Comment on all sites in Silverdale. The ground conditions in Silverdale and lack of public sewerage system mean that it is not possible to develop any site without worsening the known groundwater contamination caused by discharges from septic tanks or package sewage treatment plants. It is not possible to meet EA requirements and Building Regulations for construction of drainage fields with the housing densities which will be proposed. Until the sewage disposal arrangements are improved no development should be permitted. The European Urban Wastewater Directive calls for all agglomerations of > 2000pe to be provided with wastewater collection systems. The current housing plus caravan population already exceeds this value. A development moratorium should be put in place until these issues are clarified or rectified.
