Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 3954
Received: 09/03/2023
Respondent: Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to policy - water/wastewater infrastructure essential to any development, failure to ensure required upgrades to infrastructure network are delivered alongside development could result in adverse impacts in form of internal and external sewer flooding and pollution of land and water courses and/or low water pressure. Plan should seek to ensure there is adequate water and wastewater infrastructure to serve all new developments and include a specific policy on key issue of provision of water and sewerage/wastewater infrastructure to service development. This is necessary as it will not be possible to identify all water/sewerage infrastructure required over plan period due to the way water companies are regulated and plan in 5 year periods.
Policy I1 should be amended to include following text:
“Water Supply & Wastewater Infrastructure:
Where appropriate, planning permission for developments which result in the need for off-site upgrades, will be subject to conditions to ensure the occupation is aligned with the delivery of necessary infrastructure upgrades.”
“The Local Planning Authority will seek to ensure that there is adequate water and wastewater infrastructure to serve all new developments. Developers are encouraged to contact the water/waste water company as early as possible to discuss their development proposals and intended delivery programme to assist with identifying any potential water and wastewater network reinforcement requirements. Where there is a capacity constraint the Local Planning Authority will, where appropriate, apply phasing conditions to any approval to ensure that any necessary infrastructure upgrades are delivered ahead of the occupation of the relevant phase of development.”
See attached representation.