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    SELF-BUILD GRINDS TO A HALT IN HEREFORDSHIRE

    Oct 22, 2020 4 minutes
    by Jack Woodfield

    Self-builders in Herefordshire are facing planning delays and obstacles as a result of a housing moratorium issued by the local council. Herefordshire Council issued the suspension on new development due to phosphate contamination in the protected River Lugg catchment area – which covers about 40% of the county – in October 2019. The catchment forms part of the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and currently exceeds its limits for phosphates, as a result of water pollution.

    Previously Herefordshire Council allowed development in the catchment area, even when it could potentially add to the existing phosphate levels in the river. This was because it had in place a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP), developed together with a number of parties,

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