Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 77897

Housing: Surrey Heath

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the capacity of sewage treatment sites to accommodate (a) current housing and (b) new housing developments in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government recognises the importance of water and wastewater provision on new developments. As set out in Paragraph 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainab...
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