Question follow-through · 18361

Housing: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Government made of the potential impact of additional housing growth on chalk stream catchments in instances where wastewater treatment works are function

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled: 13 Jul 2026
Target answer date: 15 Jul 2026
Answer: 22 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Government made of the potential impact of additional housing growth on chalk stream catchments in instances where wastewater treatment works are function
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jul 2026
Answer published
My Department has made no such specific assessment. Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). That draft Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, includes a new reference to chalk str...

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