Petition
Stop house building in the South East until South East Water supply enough water
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
In the South East we have a water supply problem caused by many years of underinvestment and failure to plan for new requirements. Building large numbers of new houses will make this worse and increase water supply issues. A halt on building must be made
The drive to build large numbers of new houses in the South East where we are already suffering with water shortages does not make sense. Re instate it when South East Water has built new capacity
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about planning, including new houses in a particular area, are a matter for local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You may wish to sign the following petition which calls for a similar action:
Make water companies statutory consultees in housing development planning
Make water companies statutory consultees in housing development planning
Decisions about planning, including new houses in a particular area, are a matter for local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You may wish to sign the following petition which calls for a similar action:
Make water companies statutory consultees in housing development planning
Make water companies statutory consultees in housing development planning
Timeline
| 29 May 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Aug 2026.