A FARMER has raised serious issues over flooding after an elite school has applied to build new pitches on one of its fields.
Lambrook School in Winkfield Row has applied to build an astroturf multi-use games area (MUGA) and a netball court with associated fencing and car parking on its field to the right of Cricketers Lane.
However, there are fears that the new pitches could present a serious flood risk.
Concerns have been raised by Stuart Tarrant, a retired cattle farmer who owns land to the west of the site.
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On the flooding, he said: “It’s a public health issue. If sewage is in any water in the vicinity it can cause all sorts of nasty medical conditions.
“The very fact we have got seven sewers in my property, when it rains all the sewage comes up.
“The whole area is water logged in this part of the world, because the water drains in from all different directions. Putting a pitch there will make it worse.”
Photos by Mr Tarrant show dramatic flooding…
