Infrastructure: Water Supply
Commons · Question 29040 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what principles will guide decisions on water allocation where the water requirements of major infrastructure projects may potentially conflict with environmental flow requirements for
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Sep 2026
The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should protect and enhance valued landscapes and sites of biodiversity, which includes Chalk Streams. We have also set out more clearly expectations for development propo...