Water company warns it 'can't accommodate' plans for 19,000 new homes

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : " Under current regulations, planning committees are unable to impose conditions preventing the construction of new homes until clean water infrastructure is in place, unless they impose an exceptional "Grampian condition," which the borough may now consider doing in respect of a current application for 1300 homes at Bradbourne, in Aylesford The fragility of South East Water's infrastructure has been exposed over the past year, with widespread supply failures affecting large parts of its network.
49% : " A spokesman for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council said: "Infrastructure capacity - including water supply - is a key issue raised during the Regulation 18 consultation and one we take extremely seriously. "South East Water, like all utility providers, have statutory duties regarding supply and we are seeking clarification from them on the points raised in their consultation submission.
44% : But South East Water, when responding to the local authority's Regulation 18 Consultation on the plan, warned that the new housing targets far outstripped its current capacity to supply drinking water, and it would not be able to support the borough's plans for an additional 1,097 homes per year. South East Water said: "From our review of the latest housing forecast figures, we have identified that we cannot accommodate additional growth beyond what was assumed in our Water Resources Management Plan 2024 in areas where we do not have a supply-demand surplus.

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