A blessing in disguise for Partington residents as the Heath Farm Lane housing development which would have swamped the tiny village looks to be dead in the water.
As a previous article we done said that a huge amount of contamination is on and within the land at Heath Farm Lane, some of which includes Arsenic and Cyanide.
We now know that near to the abandoned railway bridge on Manchester Road is an ancient well, it is thought many more could be surrounding the area which will be of interest to historians, it also causes developers further problems.
It is not just the land that is contaminated, we have since found a range of metals and other compounds were found in groundwater and in a nearby brook.
Tests on groundwater around the site revealed that the below was found:
- Arsenic
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Lead
- Mercury
- Copper
- Nickel
- Zinc
- Sulphate
- Cyanide
- Ammonia
- Benzine
Many more things were found in the groundwater, this includes Sinderland Brook which goes out to the stream at Redbrook, so any residents on the Redbrook Trail may want to keep away from that water!
On the land tests also revealed a high amount of asbestos within the soil, tanks were found under the ground in tact, and much of the land is covered in Peate which a report said that EA and the council would need to remove if they were to install paths and roads.
This is yet another problem for developers to overcome if they want to be building on this site, not to mention they still have to satisfy Highways England by the end of next month.
With concerns from local people about what will happen to them and the village of Partington if this housing development is ever built and thousands more people drain the already shallow resources of the area, and the council now seemingly becoming less and less happy, it is hoped that it is never built, we completely oppose it.
A Trafford spokesperson said: “No development shall take place until an investigation and risk assessment (in addition to the Geoenvironmental Appraisal Report provided with the planning application) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
“The assessment shall investigate the nature and extent of any
contamination on the site (whether or not it originates on the site). The assessment shall be undertaken by competent persons and a written report of the findings submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority before any development takes place.”
National Grid also made it clear that the huge Stanlow gas pipeline must not be affected by any development giving a list of measurements, which could mean the housing site may move a bit bringing into a zone where it is not safe for humans to be in.
We feel with the oil refinery still in operation, the paper mill and the power station so close to the development including the pipe line, even if they find a way of getting rid of the contamination from land and water, the pollution will be too much and could cause problems.
Partington can feel a little easier, we will keep everyone updated.
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