We note the plan identifies the need for 18,000-24,000 new homes and 10,000-12,000 new jobs over a 20 year period, and a HELAA has been produced as part of the new evidence to support the local plan. Although we do not have an opinion on broad growth rates across the Borough, we will provide our opinion going forward relating to growth locations and our infrastructure provision. We recognise the local plan is in its infancy and has not yet begun to allocate sites, but we would like to offer our support to the council by conducting a high level assessment using shape files which will identify assets crossing sites. This information will also help inform our asset investment plans which will ensure we fulfil our duty as the statutory water undertaker in the Borough. We are happy for the council to contact our planning team directly to discuss the file types we would require for this assessment to take place, if the council would like strengthen the evidence base.