Sewers: Housing
Commons · Question 16326 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on surface water flood risk from new housing dev
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 14 Jul 2026
The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). The National Planning Policy Framework requires developments to utilise SuDS where they could have drainage impacts. Better delivery of SuDS may b...