United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 17260
Water Companies: Planning
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8 July 2026
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17 July 2026 · Answer
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17 July 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure water companies are consulted on planning applications.
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8 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure water companies are consulted on planning applications.
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17 July 2026
Answer
Water companies are not statutory consultees on individual planning applications, but they are consulted as part of the preparation of local development plans. The government has no plans to change these arrangements.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-08/17260
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1925789
- uk · wq-1925789 · source updated 17 July 2026