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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Legal challenge over plans to relax sewage laws for housebuilders in England

Norfolk Broads with reeds,  and windmill in distance
Currently, housebuilders in areas such as the Norfolk Broads, above, have to take measures to prevent extra sewage going into the waterways. Photograph: Tim Cochrane

The government is facing a legal challenge over plans to permit housebuilders in England to allow sewage pollution “through the back door”.

The campaign group Wild Justice, along with the law firm Leigh Day, have submitted plans for a judicial review over what they term an “unlawful attempt to use guidance to introduce a change that was defeated in the House of Lords last year”.

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