Developer to work with water firm so 100 homes can be built in 'sewage-stricken village'
A developer proposing to build 100 homes just north of Gloucester has pledged to work with the water company to take on residents complaints about inadequate sewage systems.
A developer wants to make sure the foul drainage system in a village where residents complain of sewage in their homes and gardens can support its “desperately needed” plans for 100 homes.
A&K Gateshead has submitted plans to develop land off the A38 Tewkesbury Road in Twigworth, near Gloucester, to Tewkesbury Borough Council.
Residents and local parish councils have objected to the scheme and raised concerns over traffic, flooding and the sewage system not being able to cope amid reports of sewage flooding people’s homes and gardens.
They say there is a high demand for new homes in the borough and that before any homes can be built they want to make sure the local sewage and drainage infrastructure can sustainably support their development.
The developers say they will work with Severn Trent Water to ensure the needed improvements are identified and delivered to support their development.
“With 1,700 households on housing waiting lists across Tewkesbury borough, there is a high number of people who need well-connected, affordable homes,” a spokesperson for A&K Gateshead said.
“Our proposals would provide around 100 desperately needed new homes at a time when the council does not have enough land earmarked for new homes. Before any homes can be built, however, we want to make sure that local sewage and drainage infrastructure can sustainably support the development.
“Our proposals have been carefully and sympathetically designed to take the site’s history and changing flood-risk context into consideration, ensuring that drainage, flood risk and the character of the area are properly addressed as part of the design.
“We understand that Severn Trent Water (STW) will progress further technical work, including hydraulic modelling, to establish the current and required capacity and identify any necessary network improvements.
“We will work closely with STW to ensure that any necessary infrastructure improvements are identified and delivered to support the development.”
Tewkesbury Borough Council planners are expected to consider the scheme by October 6, 2026.
By Carmelo Garcia, local democracy reporter for Gloucestershire. carmelo.garcia@reachplc.com
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