Planning and capacity
Review our advice and consider if you need to make a pre-planning enquiry
Wessex Water works closely with developers and local authorities to understand the water and sewerage needs of current and future customers.
Discussing your site with us as early as possible significantly improves our ability to work with you on providing a timely, cost-effective and integrated approach to your development needs. We can provide advice and support regarding the location and capacity of our existing infrastructure, as well as its potential implications for your development. Typically, this process should take place prior to a planning application being submitted to the Local Planning Authority (LPA).
To ensure that you have all the information required before considering whether to make a pre-planning enquiry application online, please review the ‘Planning Liaison Standing Advice and Frequently Asked Questions’ document below.
Guidance notes and policies
Planning Liaison Standing Advice and Frequently Asked Questions
planning-liaison-standing-advice-and-frequently-asked-questions-accessible.pdf - (95kb)Guidance notes for capacity appraisal
wwds-dev060g-planning-liaison-capacity-appraisal.pdf - (48kb)Guidance notes for odour risk assessment
wwds-dev062g-planning-liaison-odour-risk-assessment-new-development-proposals.pdf - (40kb)Guidance notes for protection and diversion
wwds-dev061g-planning-liaison-protection-and-diversion.pdf - (58kb)Guidance notes for site proximity
wwds-dev063g-planning-liaison-site-proximity.pdf - (46kb)Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) policy
wwds-dev070p-planning-liaison-suds-and-surface-water-adoptions.pdf - (45kb)Rainwater drainage policy
wwds-dev063p-rainwater-drainage-policy.pdf - (59kb)