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Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PEP6 Anderson's Site, Marks Tey
Representation ID: 13792
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Although this employment site is safeguarded, there are no policy criteria to address flood and pollution risk mitigation, SuDS, water efficiency, or wastewater treatment capacity. New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests policy wording in NZ3—or supporting text—to safeguard access to existing assets, including a rising main, for maintenance. While the site benefits from extant planning consent for employment uses, supporting text should clarify its planning status. Until development occurs, policy criteria are needed to guide applications and ensure infrastructure protection and sustainable drainage solutions for future proposals.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP19: Land North of Oak Road, Tiptree
Representation ID: 13794
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water notes Policy PP19 lacks criteria to mitigate flood and pollution risks, manage surface water via SuDS, improve water efficiency, and ensure wastewater treatment capacity with phasing where needed. New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of these criteria for consistency across site allocations and recognition that network and WRC capacity changes over time. They welcome the requirement for a comprehensive masterplan developed collaboratively. Tiptree WRC currently has short-term capacity but will need investment for full growth. Future DWMPs will address long-term challenges, including climate change, asset health, and population growth.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP20: Land at Bonnie Blue Oak, Tiptree
Representation ID: 13796
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water notes Policy PP19 lacks criteria to mitigate flood and pollution risks, manage surface water via SuDS, improve water efficiency, and ensure wastewater treatment capacity with phasing where needed. New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of these criteria for consistency across site allocations and recognition that network and WRC capacity changes over time. They welcome the requirement for a comprehensive masterplan developed collaboratively. Tiptree WRC currently has short-term capacity but will need investment for full growth. Future DWMPs will address long-term challenges, including climate change, asset health, and population growth.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP21: Highlands, Kelvedon Road, Tiptree
Representation ID: 13797
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water notes Policy PP21 lacks criteria to mitigate flood and pollution risks, manage surface water via SuDS, improve water efficiency, and ensure wastewater treatment capacity with phasing where needed. New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of these criteria for consistency across site allocations and recognition that network and WRC capacity changes over time. They welcome the requirement for a comprehensive masterplan developed collaboratively. Tiptree WRC currently has short-term capacity but will need investment for full growth. Future DWMPs will address long-term challenges, including climate change, asset health, and population growth.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP22: Telephone Exchange, Tiptree
Representation ID: 13800
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of these criteria for consistency across site allocations and recognition that network and WRC capacity changes over time. They welcome the requirement for a comprehensive masterplan developed collaboratively. Tiptree WRC currently has short-term capacity but will need investment for full growth. Future DWMPs will address long-term challenges, including climate change, asset health, and population growth.
There is an existing Anglian Water asset (water main) within the site
boundary. Suggested addition: the safeguarding of suitable access for the maintenance of existing
water supply infrastructure.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PEP7 Highland Nursery, Tiptree
Representation ID: 13803
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water notes Policy PEP7 lacks criteria to mitigate flood and pollution risks, manage surface water via SuDS, improve water efficiency, and ensure wastewater treatment capacity with phasing where needed. New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of these criteria for consistency across site allocations and recognition that network and WRC capacity changes over time. They welcome the requirement for a comprehensive masterplan developed collaboratively. Tiptree WRC currently has short-term capacity but will need investment for full growth. Future DWMPs will address long-term challenges, including climate change, asset health, and population growth.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PEP8 Land South of Factory Hill, Tiptree
Representation ID: 13805
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water notes Policy PEP8 lacks criteria to mitigate flood and pollution risks, manage surface water via SuDS, improve water efficiency, and ensure wastewater treatment capacity with phasing where needed. New development must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of these criteria for consistency across site allocations and recognition that network and WRC capacity changes over time. They welcome the requirement for a comprehensive masterplan developed collaboratively. Tiptree WRC currently has short-term capacity but will need investment for full growth. Future DWMPs will address long-term challenges, including climate change, asset health, and population growth.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP23: Land East Dawes Lane, West Mersea
Representation ID: 13807
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water supports policy criteria k, l, and m to mitigate flood and pollution risks through SuDS, water efficiency, wastewater treatment capacity, and infrastructure provision with phasing where necessary. New developments must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks and ensure surface water attenuation and discharge per the drainage hierarchy. Anglian Water requests inclusion of a clause stating “Development must not discharge surface water to the foul water network.” West Mersea WRC currently has dry weather flow capacity for growth, but developers should engage with Anglian Water early to confirm a sustainable point of connection into the sewer network.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP24: Land Northwest of the Fire Station, Wivenhoe
Representation ID: 13809
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
Anglian Water supports policy criteria k, l, m, and n to mitigate flood and pollution risks through SuDS, water efficiency, wastewater treatment capacity, and infrastructure provision with phasing where necessary. For greenfield sites or those without existing surface water connections, no new surface water connections to combined sewers will be permitted; developments must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks. Anglian Water requests inclusion of wording in Policy NZ3—or supporting text—to safeguard access to existing assets, including a foul sewer within the site boundary. The site falls within Colchester WRC catchment, so previous commentary on WRC capacity applies.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
Comment
Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025
Policy PP25: View Park, Abberton and Langenhoe
Representation ID: 13813
Received: 14/01/2026
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
Agent: Anglian Water Services
AW supports policy criteria h, i, and j to mitigate flood and pollution risks through SuDS, water efficiency, and wastewater treatment capacity, with phasing where needed. New developments must provide separate foul and stormwater drainage networks and ensure surface water attenuation and discharge per the drainage hierarchy. Requests inclusion of a clause stating: “Development must not discharge surface water to the foul water network.” Existing water mains within the site require safeguarding, and wording in Policy NZ3 should ensure access for maintenance. The site is within Fingringhoe WRC catchment, which currently lacks capacity; phased delivery and pre-occupancy conditions are essential.
See attachment with detailed comments on numerous policies. Anglian Water welcomes the opportunity to contribute comments on the Draft
Local Plan for Colchester City Council. We consider that the Plan is well set out with in relation
to managing flood risk, surface water and wastewater, and enabling water efficiency. We
recognise the challenges for meeting the uplift in housing requirements and the
infrastructure required to help deliver future growth across the district, with the main
focus being Colchester and the larger towns.
We have raised some policy matters relating to consistency between policies addressing surface
water flood risk, water supply, and wastewater, and how these matters are attributed to site
allocation policies.
We look forward to continuing our positive and proactive discussions with the Council in
respect of our comments and the next iteration of the Local Plan, including supporting updates
to the evidence base if required
