§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of sites of special scientific interest in the area covered by the Lancashire (Wigan) local team office of English Nature; how many new sites were(a) added and (b) removed in each of the last five years; how many of the sites were damaged in the last 12 months; how many of the sites were subject to meetings with the Environment Agency concerning (a) pollution, (b) coastal defences and (c) water table levels in the last year; and what steps are 371W being taken in the area to identify new sites of special scientific interest in industrial and urban areas by the local team. [44114]
§ Angela EagleEnglish Nature's Lancashire Team, based in Wigan, is responsible for 107 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSIs).
Twelve new sites were added in the last five years, none were removed.
In the last 12 months, nine sites suffered some damage by activities such as costal defence works, agricultural operations and emergency works. The Team maintains frequent contact with the Environment Agency over a range of site-specific issues where a number of topics may be discussed. It is not possible to specify each meeting where pollution, coastal defences and water table levels were specifically discussed.
No specific steps are taken by the Team to identify new sites in industrial and urban areas. However, if they become aware of the special interest of a site during the normal course of business these would be considered for notification.
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Number Location by name Discharge area Grid reference 1 Delph New Road/Station River Tame SD 9873 0743 2 Dob Cross New Road River Tame SD 9903 0632 3 Clifton Holmes, Delph River Tame SD 9818 0804 4 Chew Valley Road River Tame SD 9935 0435 5 Royal George Pumping Station River Tame SD 9802 0385 6 Armit Road, (Grasscroft sewage scheme) River Tame SD 9802 0393 7 Dacres, Greenfield River Tame SD 9890 0416 8 St. Anne's Square, Delph River Tame SD 9861 0788 9 East Greenfield River Tame SD 9929 0429 10 Horest Lane River Tame SD 9705 0952 11 Brinnington Rise, Brinnington River Tame SJ 9064 9185 12 Manor Road, Pumping Station, Woodley River Tame SJ 9333 9288 13 Grimesbottom, Portwood (near pylon adjacent to Penny Lane) River Tame SJ 8975 9134 14 Grimesbottom, Portwood (recreation ground near Penny Lane) — — 15 Meadow Lane, Haughton Green River Tame SJ 9341 9298 16 Sheridan Way/Dark Lane Farm Estate No. 3 River Tame SJ 9272 9452 17 Raglan Street near Peak Forest River Tame SJ 9426 9474 18 Roaches Lock, Mossley River Tame SD 9796 0313 19 Disused Railway Station in Rassbottom Street/Bayley Street River Tame SJ 9590 9855 20 Wharf Street River Tame SJ 9347 9822 21 Turner Lane/Alexandra Road River Tame SJ 9394 9877 22 Lower Wharf Street (manhole 482) River Tame SJ 9406 9875 23 Lower Wharf Street/Scotland Street (manhole 447) River Tame SJ 9391 9876 24 Hyde Road River Tame SJ 9371 9536 25 Wakeling Road/Stockport Road Tributary River Tame SJ 9223 9388 26 Two Trees Lane/Marina Avenue Culvert to River Tame SJ 9316 9438 27 Dukinfield Road/Throstle Bank Street Tributary River Tame SJ 9417 9561 28 Manchester Road Culvert to River Tame SD 9740 0166 29 Dark Lane River Tame SD 9765 0261 30 Waggon Road River Tame SD 9753 0197 31 Buckton Vale Road Culvert to River Tame SD 9768 0005 32 Grove Road/Spring Bank Lane River Tame SJ 9748 9995 33 Knowle Street River Tame SJ 9666 9860 34 Huddersfield Road Culvert to River Tame SJ 9723 9881 35 Corporation Street River Tame SJ 9655 9855 36 Market Street/Trinity Street River Tame SJ 9635 9860 37 Cumberland Street Culvert to River Tame SJ 9590 9880 38 Trinity Street/Dean Street River Tame SJ 9636 9853 39 Trinity Street River Tame SJ 9639 9853 40 Melbourne Street River Tame SJ 9628 9853 41 Caroline Street/Castle Street River Tame SJ 9606 9848 42 Tame Street/Park Road River Tame SJ 9539 9816 43 Park Road/Sandy Lane River Tame SJ 9510 9822