Pickering sewage network at capacity for 150 new homes

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 15 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

Pickering Town Council and Yorkshire Water have objected to plans for 150 new homes, warning the town's sewerage network is at capacity.

North Yorkshire Council planning officers are recommending that housebuilder Persimmon Homes be granted outline permission to build up to 150 new homes on an eight-hectare agricultural site south of Firthland Road in Pickering, with access from Standfield Drive.

Pickering Town Council has objected to the application, warning that additional pressure on the town's already overstretched sewerage network could result in further pollution of local waterways. The council said it believed placing further demands on the sewerage system would make illegal discharges into the river network 'inevitable'.

Yorkshire Water has also objected to the application because it says the existing sewerage network and wastewater treatment works do not have sufficient capacity to accommodate the development. The water company warned that allowing additional homes to connect before infrastructure improvements were completed could cause environmental damage and flooding, stating: 'Our infrastructure in Pickering is already at capacity and cannot accept any additional flows until necessary infrastructure works have been delivered.' Yorkshire Water said it was investigating the investment needed to increase capacity but warned this would take time.

Pickering Town Council has called for strict planning conditions to ensure suitable foul drainage arrangements were approved and all necessary infrastructure improvements completed before any new homes were occupied.

How it is being reported

• Water firm objects to 150-home plan as sewage network 'already at capacity'Pickering councillors warn sewage pollution could worsen if Persimmon Homes’ plans for 150 houses are approved, despite Yorkshire Water capacity concerns.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 15 Oct, 16:45
• 150 new homes could make river sewage pollution ‘inevitable’Pickering councillors warn sewage pollution could worsen if plans for 150 houses are approved, despite Yorkshire Water capacity concerns.The Press (York) · 15 Oct, 15:30
• 150 new homes could make river sewage pollution ‘inevitable’Pickering councillors warn sewage pollution could worsen if plans for 150 houses are approved, despite Yorkshire Water capacity concerns.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 15 Oct, 15:30

In this story: Persimmon Homes · Pickering Town Council · Yorkshire Water · North Yorkshire Council · Pickering

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