New homes have been given the green light to be built on what has been described as the 'most contaminated site in England'. The development has been called a 'ticking time bomb' by fearful locals while tempers frayed in a heated council meeting.
The village landfill site, in the Midlands, is believed to have been the site of the dumping of 'thousands of tonnes' of toxic waste. However, it has been used by a rugby club since.
At an Amber Valley Borough Council meeting councillors approved plans from David Ashley Construction for 250 homes on the Amber Valley Rugby Club site off the B600 in Somercotes, Derbyshire Live reports. The meeting had to be temporarily adjourned after a heated shouting match broke out between councillors and a concerned resident.
