Question follow-through · 20755

Housing: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include in the National Planning Policy Framework requirements for local authorities to make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed housing developments on

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
19 Dec 2024
Answer
24 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include in the National Planning Policy Framework requirements for local authorities to make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed housing developments on

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Water companies are under a statutory duty to provide new water and sewage connections to residential properties, as well as planning to meet the needs of growth as part of Water Resource Management Plans and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans.The w...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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