Statement of Community Involvement Draft March 2023

I note that water undertakers and sewerage undertakers are listed in Appendix 1 as a statutory consultee. I can confirm that I am the single point of contact for Anglian Water on Local Plans and also National Infrastructure projects in the Hertfordshire area which Anglian Water serves.

In addition to water recycling assets serving the northern half of the district - including Hitchin and Baldock - I can advise that we are now actively engaging with our 59 local planning authorities and the Environment Agency on the carbon and climate change impacts of the spatial distribution of growth. In line with the NPPF local plan guidance that approach looks to apply the sustainability hierarchy and so minimise the need for new infrastructure including the attendant carbon of constructing new water & wastewater capacity.

I look forward to working with you on the new Local Plan.