Consultation outcome

Developing a national policy statement for water resources and proposed amendments to the Planning Act 2008

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 13 November 2017
• Last updated: 5 April 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 547 KB, 24 pages

Habitats regulations assessment of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources: Final methodology report

PDF, 1.11 MB, 36 pages

Appraisal of Sustainability: Final scoping report

PDF, 2.48 MB, 156 pages

Appraisal of Sustainability: Final scoping report appendix B

PDF, 5.88 MB, 253 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 49 responses to this consultation.

We are holding a short consultation in April 2018 on the infrastructure types and sizes that will be included in the Planning Act 2008.

Later in 2018 we will also hold a formal consultation on the draft National Policy Statement.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the development of a national policy statement for water resources and the types of infrastructure that it will apply to.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
13 November 2017 to 11:45pm on 22 December 2017

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our approach to developing a national policy statement for water resources. The statement will simplify the process of gaining planning consents for large water infrastructure projects.

We are also presenting options on the sizes and types of infrastructure which could lead to changes in the Planning Act 2008 thresholds. We are calling for relevant evidence to support options.

Published 13 November 2017
Last updated 5 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2018

   Summary of responses and supporting documents published.

2. 13 November 2017

   First published.