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Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollutionPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiriesCommercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry...
Sewers and drains—sewerage undertakers’ core duties and powersA sewerage undertaker is the company appointed by the Secretary of State or Ofwat to be...
BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...
What powers and duties do statutory undertakers have to carry out works to sewers? Do landowners/developers have any rights/powers/a say as to when the statutory undertaker should carry out the works to sewers? Are there any compensation provisions and/or cases for businesses/landowners/developers
Who owns the underground water, where the water is not flowing through pipes (ie is not a water supply, drainage or sewage system)? Is it an owner of the property or the water company?Commentary: Rights in flowing water at common law: Halsbury's Laws of England [110] states:‘Although certain rights
Sewers and drains—developer’s rights and responsibilitiesThe developer of a housing estate or other facility will need to lay sewers and drains to deal with domestic sewerage and surface water. Sections 21 and 22 of the Building Act 1984 give a local authority the power to require drains to connect
The Water Act 2014—SnapshotSummary of the Water Act 2014The purpose of the Water Act 2014 (WA 2014) was to reform the water industry by making it more innovative and responsive to customers and to increase its resilience to natural hazards such as drought and floods. WA 2014 includes measures to
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