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Delivering the reservoirs
Construction of the Fens reservoir could start as early as 2030, with a water in supply date of 2036 at the earliest.
Construction for the Lincolnshire reservoir could start as soon as 2031/32, with a water in supply date of 2039 at the earliest.
The volume of water the reservoirs can hold means they are Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and are treated separately from local authority planning processes.
About Nationally Significant Infrastructure
The government agency responsible for examining NSIPs is the Planning Inspectorate. We will work with them as we prepare our applications and submit it for acceptance. Once accepted by the Planning Inspectorate, a panel of inspectors will be appointed who will then examine the applications before making a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) as to whether the project should be granted development consent. It is the Secretary of State that makes the final decision.
You can find out more about this process on the Planning Inspectorate's website.
Help shape our proposals
Local people and stakeholders have an important role to play to help inform how the projects are developed and designed. During their pre-application phases, we will be gathering your feedback to help shape our proposals before we submit the applications to the Planning Inspectorate.
Keep up to date
- You can keep up to date by visiting the Lincolnshire reservoir project website. You can also subscribe to the project e-newsletter.
- You can keep up to date by visiting the Fens reservoir project website. You can also subscribe to the project e-newsletter.