Comment

Representation ID: 23034

Received: 17/08/2021

Respondent: Severn Trent Water

[PDF Severn Trent Draft Black Country Plan (BCP) consultation]

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FUTURE IMPACT ON WATER SUPPLY – Our Demand Team have responded back to me and having reviewed the list of sites along with the details in the consulta on document for the housing need. Having also checked the housing need against the WRMP19 housing that we have, whilst this is slightly higher than what is in our current plan, we do not have any concerns for the addi onal level of sites. As we are currently refreshing our housing data at the moment for the next plan, we will be including your latest levels. Overall, we have no concerns from a resource side.
FUTURE IMPACT ON WATER RESOURCES – The Water Resources Team have reviewed the allocated sites. Please find attached the spreadsheets showing the impact in a RAG status format for each individual site. As mentioned previously, whilst we await the waste water assessment information, please also note, having looked at the sewer records, the following sites appear to have Wastewater assets either very close to, or passing through the site
Also, in October 2012, due to a change in legislation, some former private sewers have now become this Company’s responsibility and may also be present on the site. Any underground asset (such as gravity sewers or rising mains) will need to be protected and any new proper es will need to be positioned a certain distance away from these pipes (dependent upon the size of the pipe). Alternatively, it may be possible for the pipes to be diverted, in some certain circumstances, work to divert assets may be deemed as high risk and would need to be undertaken by this Company. This can be a lengthy process and may impact the delivery of any building work on site. Also, we would advise that where a proposed development site is close to a Non-Infrastructure site (such as a Sewage Treatment works or a Sewage Pumping Sta on), the proposed buildings need to be set a certain distance away from the compound site in order to minimise on future noise / smell / nuisance issues. Any developer wishing to build on these allocated sites would be advised to discuss this with our Asset Protec on Team at the most earliest convenience. They can be contacted via email at net.dev.west@severntrent.co.uk.