In message , clot
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Firstly, do your parents have a waste discharge to the watercourse that
the EA doesn't know about?
Quite likely.

It sounds very likely to me. Would their neighbours be keen for a can
of worms to be opened?
Most unlikely!



If the developer wants to send surface water under their land then
obviously that land is higher than your parents?
Mostly on the same level as far as habitable land is concerned. The part
they want to run their pipe and the area we could do with having dried
out is some 50' lower than theirs though.

Being that it is "reclaimed land" it is probably highly unsuitable for
"soakaways" and hence the enquiry.
My thoughts too.


Since the former industrial activity in the area,
The power station was 10 miles away, they needed to dump large amounts
of earth at little cost so the deal was that they dumped the earth etc.
for free and the land owner gained some flat land.


has there been significant residential development in the area? If so,
would it be an opportunity to have the area properly sewered (S 101
agreements).
Not that simple logistically unfortunately.


Just thoughts. Beware the developer - he could just be in a fix that he
did not anticipate and shiny baubles could be his way out!
I have the feeling that he is and is possibly regretting his purchase of
the land.

Anyway thanks to all so far for their thoughts.
--
Bill