Hampshire housing scheme OK’d after Morgan Sindall comes up with plan to cut nitrate leaks

By Tom Lowe2020-08-07T05:00:00

House building in county blamed by Natural England for raising level of pollutant into local habitat

A £13m housing scheme in Hampshire has been given the green light after developer Morgan Sindall came up with plans to reduce nitrate leaks which have blighted the county.

Planning approvals for new housing schemes in the county have been on hold since Natural England, the government body responsible for protecting England’s environment, advised planning authorities last April to reject applications for schemes which risked leaking harmful nitrates into the environment.

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