ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

3.43 The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act2003 introduced legislation to implement the EC Water FrameworkDirective. This established a requirement for river basin managementby SEPA in partnership with other agencies including Angus Council.The Water Framework Directive requires the sustainablemanagement of Scotland’s water resources on the basis of naturalriver basin districts taking account of all the impacts that cause harmto the aquatic environment, including physical development, land useactivity and effluent discharge. In the interim period until detailedcontrols are introduced through River Basin Management Plans, theLocal Plan seeks to ensure that development activity does not lead toa deterioration of the quality and status of the water resource inAngus.Foul Drainage3.44 Recent major investment by Scottish Water, including the TayWaste Water Project, to meet the requirements of the Urban WasteWater Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994 and Bathing Water(Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 has significantlyimproved treatment standards and enhanced development prospectsat Arbroath, Carnoustie, Monifieth, Forfar and Montrose. Drainageconstraints do however continue to affect a number of locationsacross Angus and influence site selection and the timing of landrelease for development. In order to secure implementation of theLocal Plan strategy the Council will continue to press Scottish Waterto allocate appropriate resources for the Angus area in theirInvestment Plan to remove longstanding development constraints.3.45 The nature and scale of some development constraints maypresent the opportunity for developer/Scottish Water partnershipinitiatives and investment. This approach is welcomed by AngusCouncil where it supports development proposals which are inaccordance with the Local Plan strategy.3.46 Private drainage systems, including septic tanks and biodiscs,are vital in bringing forward development proposals in locationsoutwith areas served by public sewers. Such private systems havehowever been increasingly viewed by developers as providing anopportunity to overcome development constraints affecting towns andvillages served by public sewerage. Concerns remain over long-termmaintenance and the potential for pollution and environmentaldamage.3.47 Consequently, the general approach of the Local Plan will be torequire development within sewered areas to be connected to thepublic drainage system and to discourage the use of private drainagesolutions in areas served by public sewers, regardless of whether ornot capacity is available.WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAngus Local Plan Review74Finalised Plan