Wastewater regulations are stalling new homes development in parts of England, says Baroness Scott.
that each new home will increase the population by an average of 2.4 persons, insisting most new housing caters for the existing population in the local area.
To meet this condition, Natural England says extra nutrients created by additional wastewater need to be mitigated.where protected sites are "in unfavourable condition due to excess nutrients", development should go ahead only if additional pollution is not causedIn these areas, the Local Government Association says the rules have had a "significant negative impact" on the number of homes granted planning permission.
Baroness Scott pointed to funding provided by DLUHC for high-quality bids submitted by local authorities and for a, already operating in the Tees catchment, which includes the Tees, Skerne and the Lees rivers. Ministers had also placed an obligation on water companies to upgrade wastewater treatment works in affected catchments by 2030, stopping pollution at source, Baroness Scott added.HBF says ineffective action to tackle the pollution caused by water companies, and by agricultural fertilisers and animal slurry, has left more than 120,000 new homes on hold.
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