Anglian Water has launched the first stage of a wide-ranging procurement exercise for major infrastructure planning and consents, support and advisory services with an estimated value of up to £99 million (inc VAT).

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Daniel Freiman, Partner at law firm Eversheds Sutherland and Stephen Jefferson, Senior Associate discuss how the designation of the long-awaited Water National Policy Statement is an important step to enabling the consenting and delivery of water resources infrastructure that is so plainly required.

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, is sharing its initial takeaways from the release of the Government’s long-awaited National Policy Statement (NPS) for nationally significant water resources projects.

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has published the final version of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure following the outcome of its consultation on the draft NPS which ran between 29 November 2018 to 31 January 2019.

A new data platform to share environmental information and effective ways of addressing the impact of proposed infrastructure projects will enable stronger protection for natural habitats and speed up schemes crucial to the net zero transition, according to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission.

The National Infrastructure Commission is warning that the Government is off track to meet targets and ambitions on infrastructure in a range of areas.

Lord Adonis, former chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, has warned that the Government is “ducking” key issues on critical water infrastructure, accusing them of kicking the can down the road.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has welcomed moves by ministers to tackle water leakages and drought which will be set out in a draft National Policy Statement this week.

The Department of Food Environment and RuralAffairs has launched a new consultation seeking views on the types and sizes of nationally significant water resources infrastructure, including reservoirs, water transfer schemes and desalination plants, in order to amend the Planning Act 2008.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a major new consultation on the development of a national policy statement for water resources and the types of infrastructure that it will apply to.