We support the concept statement acknowledging:
- SuDS need to be provided and a drainage strategy submitted;
- A contaminated land study will be required due to the previous uses of the site.

However the policy currently advises that capacity in the foul water network will need modelling at the planning application stage. As with site GT1 which lies adjacent to the site, our records indicate that the area is not served by a main sewer. It may therefore be appropriate to consider private treatment options. The applicant would however need to gain either an Environmental Permit or an exemption from us for this activity under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 for the discharge of water.

You should also be mindful that trade effluent is often not suitable for discharge to a small package sewage treatment plant or septic tank with soakaway. If a connection to the public foul sewer is not available then consideration would need to be given as to how this effluent was managed. The Policy mentions that some existing businesses from Rawreath Industrial Estate could be relocated to this site. Some of these sites produce trade effluents that may not be suitable for private disposal so alternative locations may have to be considered.

If you are considering a connection to the mains system we would support this approach and would consequently anticipate that site GT1 would also connect to this system.

Further Environmental Permits would need to be obtained for any proposed waste operations.