Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State at the Department Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has agreed to a request from Northumbrian Water Group to designate its Suffolk Water Recycling, Transfer & Storage Project as development for which development consent is required under the Planning Act 2008.

Anglian Water's Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed.

Ofwat has agreed that the proposed Havant Thicket Reservoir solution should continue to receive development funding to progress to gate four of the RAPID process – despite significant concerns raised by a wide range of stakeholders following the water sector regulator’s draft decision published on 12 November 2024.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged to fasttrack the sign-off of 150 Development Consent Orders (DCOs) for infrastructure during this parliament in his ‘Plan for Change’ speech delivered today at Pinewood Studios.

The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development( RAPID) has agreed to a request from Thames Water to push back its Gate three submission for the London Water Recycling project - Teddington Direct River Abstraction scheme to December 2024.

The UK’s largest water company has secured planning approval for a reservoir embankment trial which will inform design plans for a proposed reservoir near Abingdon.

In a key milestone for the River Thames Scheme (RTS), partners The Environment Agency and Surrey County Council have launched the next phase of their search for a construction partner to build the scheme.

This week sees the launch of the statutory consultation on proposals for the River Thames Scheme (RTS) by the Environment Agency, Surrey County Council and local borough partners – the scheme covers part of the largest area of undefended, developed floodplain in England.

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has written to Thames Water confirming his decision to grant the utility’s request for a Development Consent Order (DCO) which will eventually see the Teddington direct river abstraction scheme designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.

Associated British Ports has gone out to tender for a lead contractor /consortium for a design and build contract for the development of the Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) at the Port of Immingham on the Humber Estuary worth an estimated £140 million.