Local BBC news this morning is reporting another ‘attempt’ to build a new reservoir at Abingdon (near Oxford).
To my knowledge this is the fourth time (in about 30 years) that this plan has been up for discussion. When is this country going to start taking water supply seriously ?
The last round of discussions were held around 2018. The estimated lead time to get planning consent and then build the thing was around 13 years…..I remember thinking at the time that if it got consent it would be operational by about 2033.
This time the project may be given ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’ status in an effort to speed things up.
The final plan should be submitted in 2026.
Given the financial plight of Thames Water; I wonder who is going to pay for it…..does ‘National Infrastructure’ mean that central government pays ?
The South will run out of water before it is built - what an absolute shambles.
To my knowledge this is the fourth time (in about 30 years) that this plan has been up for discussion. When is this country going to start taking water supply seriously ?
The last round of discussions were held around 2018. The estimated lead time to get planning consent and then build the thing was around 13 years…..I remember thinking at the time that if it got consent it would be operational by about 2033.
This time the project may be given ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’ status in an effort to speed things up.
The final plan should be submitted in 2026.
Given the financial plight of Thames Water; I wonder who is going to pay for it…..does ‘National Infrastructure’ mean that central government pays ?
The South will run out of water before it is built - what an absolute shambles.
