Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it gives to local authorities regarding how they can protect private water supplies of existing householders in relation to planning applications that require an additional private supply or water being taken from an existing supply.
The Scottish Government has not given guidance to local authorities as The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies)(Scotland) Regulations 2017 makes clear the Duty of Care that must be exercised in respect of preserving the quality of an existing regulated supply.