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Battle begins over new homes approved in historic village without sewage capacity

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Plans to build 153 new homes in Maids Moreton , Buckingham , without sewage capacity.

Environmental charity campaigns to stop new homes being connected to sewage treatment works.

Residents say sewage pollution of nearby Great Ouse river is a problem across England and Wales .

Water companies decide when and where sewerage investment will be made, but councils can influence investment decisions.

Buckinghamshire Council agreed to amend planning condition to allow construction of new homes in Maids Moreton , Buckinghamshire .

Developer David Wilson Homes South Midlands applied to amend it so construction could start and the council agreed.

The judicial review could take place later this year and place future housebuilding in the area in doubt.

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English

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