Battle begins over new homes approved in historic village without sewage capacity.
On the edge of Buckingham in southern England, the quiet and leafy village of Maids Moreton, dotted with thatched cottages, is at the heart of a dilemma.
There is a plan – already granted permission – to add 153 new homes to the existing community of 350 houses, a medieval church and a pub.
But the local sewage works has been over capacity for years, and there is no sign of it being upgraded soon.
A choice is looming over what to do if the planned new homes are built.
Leave them standing empty, waiting for upgrades to the wastewater treatment system before they are connected?
