Nick Price, SEW’s head of water resources, said the company updated its Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) every five years and would include the latest housing figures in its next plan, due to be published in 2029.
Price said its most recent plan, published in 2024, included housing data from 2023 that was available at the time.
As a consequence, he said, the current plan did not reflect the Government’s latest housing requirements for Tonbridge and Malling.
“We are not a statutory consultee in planning applications and therefore the additional properties could increase water demand beyond what we have planned for in our 2024 WRMP,” Price said.
He added the company’s priorities included reducing leakage, improving water efficiency, and upgrading meters in preparation for smart meter technology.
