Policy information sourced from the Bexley Local Plan

DP29: Water quality, supply and treatment

Water quality

  1. Development proposals should not adversely affect the quality or quantity of water in watercourses or groundwater. New development will be required to protect and/or enhance the water quality of existing water resources, such as watercourses and groundwater.

Water supply and wastewater/sewage infrastructure

  1. Where appropriate, planning permission for developments which result in the need for off-site upgrades, will be subject to conditions or obligations to ensure the occupation is aligned with the delivery of necessary infrastructure upgrades.
  2. The Council will seek to ensure that there is adequate water and wastewater infrastructure to serve all new developments. Developers are encouraged to contact the water/wastewater company as early as possible to discuss their development proposals and intended delivery programme to assist with identifying any potential water and wastewater network reinforcement requirements. Where there is a capacity constraint the Council will, where appropriate, apply phasing conditions to any approval to ensure that any necessary infrastructure upgrades are delivered ahead of the occupation of the relevant phase of development.
  3. All development proposals must provide on-site treatment or a connection to the sewerage system at the nearest point of adequate capacity, as advised by the service provider, and should consider future access to the existing sewerage systems for maintenance and upsizing purposes.

Development within the vicinity of Crossness Sewage Treatment Works

  1. When considering sensitive development, such as residential uses, close to the Sewage Treatment Works, a technical assessment should be undertaken in consultation with Thames Water. The technical assessment should confirm that:
    • there is no adverse amenity impact on future occupiers of the proposed development or;
    • the development can be conditioned and mitigated to ensure that any potential for adverse amenity impact is avoided.

For more information please see the Bexley Local Plan