Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 44742

Sewers: Property Development

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Amanda Hack

LabourNorth West Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to use sustainable urban drainage systems in new developments.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to securing the delivery of high-quality sustainable drainage systems to help manage flood risk and adapt to the effects of climate change. The revised National Planning Policy Framework we published on 12 December 2024 amended...

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