Comment

Representation ID: 18954

Received: 22/02/2007

Respondent: Southern Water

Southern Water is committed to meeting the demand for water and wastewater services arising from new development, as identified in adopted DPDs.

Need to ensure capacity needs of the Local Planning Authority are delivered in phase with development. Adopted LDFs will inform Southern Water investment plans.

Detailed knowledge of the location of new development is required. It is anticipated that Site Allocations DPD will quantify the precise location, scale and timing of the development. This will inform Southern Water’s investment programme. Southern Water unable to provide the services necessary to serve major new development until funding for the investment required is approved by OFWAT.