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Housing: Sewers

Commons · Question 40935 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2025

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Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring housing developers to consult with water companies at every stage when building new homes, in the c

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Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 31 Mar 2025

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 sustainable development, including the provision of homes, commercial development and supporting infrastr...