Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57263
Reservoirs: Construction
Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend planning (a) policy and (b) legislation to help facilitate the construction of new water reservoirs.
Answer
Matthew PennycookOn 29 May, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced the Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs would be given ‘nationally significant’ status and set out the government’s intention to legislate so that similar projects would ...
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