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31 measures to prevent pollution of Long Mynd spring water

Thirty-one measures to ensure new houses will not pollute a source of Shropshire spring water have been sent to the Environment Agency.

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The list is the latest move in a wrangle over building 47 houses and a coach park next to Church Stretton School.

The agency says the plans could contaminate the source of Long Mynd spring water, which is bottled nearby on Shrewsbury Road by Princes food and drink group.

It comes despite a report by Developer Enzo Homes has outlined a range of steps it will take to ensure there is "negligible" risk to natural water collected from bore holes nearby.

Graeme Irwin, senior planning advisor with the Environment Agency, outlined in a six-page letter a long list of reasons in August why the authority could not remove its objection to the plans, which is key to new sports facilities at the school going ahead. Conor Lydon, associate hydrogeologist, has written to the agency on behalf of WYG Environmental and Planning and Enzo Homes with a counter list of detailed drainage and other measures to "mitigate" any risks of pollution.

The list also includes stimulations on the building of the development and such details as the fact that home will not use kerosene, oil or gas to heat them, but a combination of of electricity and solar panels.

It alos promises long term monitoring of groundwater quality "up and down the gradient of the development".

Mr Lydon called fro feedback from both Shropshire Council planners and the Environment Agency "without prejudice in respect of whether the proposals above would offer sufficient mitigation against the short and long terms risks associated with the proposed development."

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