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Anglian Water fully supports Policy DM1 as it states that all new residential development in the District should achieve the optional technical standard in terms of water efficiency of 110 litres/person/day. The Environment Agency has identified the Anglian Water region as an area of serious water stress, and we therefore support the adoption of the higher standard of water efficiency.

Government research (The Housing Standards Review Cost Impact report, 2014) has shown that the cost of the optional higher water efficiency standard and associated cost can be as low as £6-9 per dwelling. The optional higher water efficiency standard has also been successfully adopted in a number of local plans in Anglian Water company area.

We therefore consider that this does not make the Ipswich Borough Local Plan, or individual development proposals, unviable.

Based upon this evidence and the advice note circulated by Anglian Water and the Environment Agency we consider that the inclusion of the optional higher water efficiency standard is justified.

Similarly we fully support the cross reference to the requirements of Policy DM4 in relation to the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems and water efficiency measures.