The Sussex North Water Neutrality Study: Part C – Mitigation Strategy was published at the end of 2022. Motion Director, Neil Jaques, explores some of the points raised in the report and assesses the impact for developers wishing to build in areas that come under the water neutrality jurisdictions.
A resolution to grant planning permission has been received, subject to a Section 106 agreement, for an application to build five new homes adjacent to the Lodge Hill Centre in Watersfield, West Sussex. The site falls within the South Downs National Park local authority area, where all new and reserved matter planning applications need to
Water neutrality statements are now required to support applications to build in the Sussex North Water Supply Zone. Property developers should seek expert advice at the earliest stage possible to avoid lengthy delays to the application process. In the following project, the emergence of Natural England’s new guidance threatened to put plans at risk for
Developers wishing to build in the Sussex North Water Supply Zone may be required to produce water neutrality statements for new residential schemes. Motion Director, Neil Jaques, is currently advising several clients about this latest challenge.
