We have a specialist Developer Services team to guide you through your new connection and can arrange for a site survey and a quotation for the work required.
Please note: If you are planning to develop premises that will have a new postal address, we require all new postal addresses along with the local authority reference (UPRN) before we can carry out the connections.
You can download a copy of this checklist here.
If you are planning to develop premises that will have a new postal address, you must seek the postal addresses from the appropriate Planning Authority at the earliest opportunity to avoid any delay in getting your new connections. Details of how to do this can be found through the following list of Planning Authorities.
Once we have confirmed we have received all the above we will provide an estimate for the work required within 28 calendar days. Please familiarise yourself with our New Connections process, it gives you an overview of the process you are following and will help you with planning your build and administration tasks:
We fully understand that this can be a complicated area. Therefore we of course can tailor your specific requirements with our specialist in-house design team to guide you through your new connection.
New housing or commercial development requiring a water main extended into the site for connections to be made, we can provide a full quotation, design and delivery service, but you do have a number of choices for how you pay or arrange for the work to be carried out. You can choose to appoint your own accredited contractor known as a Self-Lay Provider (SLP) to work with you to install the pipework. For more information see our charges information further down this page and we also have a list of approved SLPs working in our area.
Before you start work, we recommend you read the guidance in our How to lay a new supply pipe factsheet, our Non Household Metering Policy, our Household Metering Policy and our Bulk Metering Policy for new developments.
All supporting documentation (including your application if you decided to print this off) can be emailed to our Developer Services team at developerservices@seswater.co.uk.
To make an online application, access the form below, or if you prefer, you can also post or email the application by downloading a copy of the 'New Connections' application form here.
If you have an enquiry before deciding to make an application then please contact us using one of the following methods:
