Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 119158

Flood Control: Planning Permission

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to help ensure that development is not approved where wastewater infrastructure capacity is insufficient.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Water companies are under a statutory duty to provide new water and sewerage connections to residential properties, as well as planning to meet the needs of growth as part of statutory Water Resources Management Plans, and Drainage and Wastewater Manageme...

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