Hampshire Water Transfer & Water Recycling Project

Milestones

Development Consent Order process

2022

2025

The DCO process requires us to consult with local communities, local authorities, relevant statutory bodies and those who would be directly affected by the Project, early on and throughout the preparation of the proposals. This provides you with opportunities to help shape and inform the development of the Project , through consultations, direct engagement and the public Examination process of the DCO application.

Public Consultation

July 2022

August 2022

The purpose of this consultation is to bring you up-to-date on how our proposals have developed since the consultation in 2021, what we are proposing now (the Project), and also the process we will follow to assess environmental effects and seek your views on the Project, as we prepare to submit our DCO application.

Next round of Consultation

2023

Upcoming

The purpose of this consultation is to bring you up-to-date on how our proposals have developed since the consultation in 2022, and the process we will follow to assess environmental effects and seek your views on the Project, as we prepare to submit our DCO application.

Development Consent Order submission

TBC

Upcoming

Although the Secretary of State will decide whether to grant consent for the scheme, you have an important role to play in the process by responding to this consultation. After the DCO application is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate, no earlier than late 2023, there will be a 6 month examination period, with input from interested parties and statutory consultees. Following the examination, the Planning Inspectorate will present its recommendation to the Secretary of State who will then make the final decision on whether the DCO should be granted.