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Planning Permission: Sewage

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 55291

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on the use of grampian conditions in planning permissions relating to the non-occupation of new build properties before sewage capacity is in place.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Department’s Planning Practice Guidance provides guidance on the use of negatively-worded planning conditions (often termed Grampian conditions) which restrict the occupation of a development until a certain action has occurred such as the provision of infrastructure (like sewerage upgrades) required for the development.

This is contained in the Use of Planning Conditions section which can be found on gov.uk here.

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