DEFRA is carrying out an additional consultation on Water Resources.

DEFRA is carrying out an additional consultation on the new National Policy Statement for Water Resources.  This consultation covers proposals for the types and sizes of infrastructure which should be considered as ‘nationally significant’. Consultation closes 26^th April. This consultation contains five questions specifically relating to the types and sizes of infrastructure. The responses we receive will inform the final amendments to the Planning Act 2008 infrastructure thresholds.  https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/nps-infrastructure-types-and-sizes/