The recommendations of an investigation into Thames Water's proposed Thames Tunnel will be made public on Monday.

Fears over spiralling water bills and residents' protests over the loss of open space and regeneration sites prompted five London councils to sponsor a panel of internationally renowned experts.

The Selborne Commission was asked to explore whether there are sensible alternatives to the Thames Tunnel - or super sewer as it is also known.

The Thames Tunnel Commission is to formally launch its report at a press conference on Monday, October 31.

Thousands of fish were killed in June this year when 450,000 tonnes of storm sewage was discharged into the River Thames.

The 20 mile long super sewer - estimated to cost £3.6bn - has courted controversy since September 2010, when Barn Elms playing fields, on the border of Putney and Barnes, was suggested as the location for one of the entrances to the huge sewer system.

Residents, who could face construction work 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, for more than three years, subsequently established campaign group Stop the Shaft to lobby Thames Water over the Thames Tunnel plan, which could increase water bills for Londoners by £65 a year.