74On-site sewage management

74 On-site sewage management

74 On-site sewage management

Before granting consent to development that will result in the generation of sewage or other effluent, consideration shall be given by the consent authority to—

(a) whether the site of the proposed development should be connected to public sewerage facilities, and, if so, whether the land is capable of being connected to public sewerage facilities either now or in the future, and

(b) the suitability of the site for on-site disposal of effluent and the ability of the effluent disposal system to function effectively over the long term without causing adverse effects on adjoining land, where public sewerage facilities are not to be provided to the land, and

(c) the likely effect of any on-site effluent disposal area on—

(i) any waterbodies in the vicinity, or water supply catchments, and

(ii) groundwater resources, and

(iii) seasonally waterlogged soils, and

(d) the cumulative environmental impacts of all on-site systems or works in the area with respect to water quality, soil degradation and odour.