Flood Control: Dorset

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to requiring rainwater harvesting and attenuation measures in new developments in Yetminster and the River Wriggle catchment.

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1. 17 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to requiring rainwater harvesting and attenuation measures in new developments in Yetminster and the River Wriggle catchment.

   Source: Commons

2. 25 June 2026

   Answer

   The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires all development to utilise sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) where they could have drainage impacts. We have consulted on a revised version of the NPPF and are now in the process of considering next...

   Source: Written answer

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