Taylor Wimpey was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court16:36, 09 Jul 2026Updated 16:36, 09 Jul 2026A major property developer has been fined £300,000 for causing a sewage leak while building a housing estate. Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd was building homes in Sedgefield, County Durham, when construction debris fell down a manhole blocking a sewer and causing it to burst.‌The sewage leaked into fresh water at Shotton Beck and was discovered by the Environment Agency. Newcastle Crown Court heard how it was leaking into the stream for seven days and had affected animals.‌The company admitted being responsible for the leak while working on the Eden Gardens development on September 17, 2019. They was sentenced at the court in Newcastle on Thursday - almost seven years later.‌The court heard how an Environ