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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 September 2025
Debate
Planning and Infrastructure BillContribution
Non-statutory technical standards for the design, operation and maintenance of SUDS, currently under review by Defra, should include the requirement for SUDS to incorporate multifunctional benefits, as set out in the SUDS manual. The automatic right for a new development to discharge surface water to existing public sewers should be removed, in accordance with the recommendation in the 2008 Pitt review.
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