Anger at sewage works plan

RESIDENTS in South East Cornwall fear plans for a new sewage works will cause flooding and create an eyesore on one of the few green sites in their village.

- LEE TREWHELA

South West Water (SWW) has submitted a planning application to Cornwall Council for the new pumping station and sewage treatment works in a field in the centre of Hessenford, next to houses which currently have their own septic tanks.

The proposal also includes a new road with access during construction from the A387, which runs through the village.

The plans state: “The existing private systems have been identified as a source of sewage pollution to the River Seaton and that this in turn may affect bathing water quality at Seaton. The new sewerage system is essential for the residents of Hessenford and the local public house to enable them to connect to a public sewer network and cease use of any private sewage disposal systems that are currently in place.

“It is in the public interest that the scheme is implemented to improve the environmental situation in the locality and stop the source of sewage pollution to the River Seaton which is affecting the bathing water quality at Seaton Beach.”