{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771129.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":771129,"attributes":{"action":"Stop house building in the South East until South East Water supply enough water","background":"In the South East we have a water supply problem caused by many years of underinvestment and failure to plan for new requirements. Building large numbers of new houses will make this worse and increase water supply issues. A halt on building must be made","additional_details":"The drive to build large numbers of new houses in the South East where we are already suffering with water shortages does not make sense. Re instate it when South East Water has built new capacity","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":9,"created_at":"2026-05-29T19:17:01.317Z","updated_at":"2026-06-25T14:02:41.857Z","rejected_at":"2026-06-25T14:02:32.478Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-30T16:32:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.\r\n\r\nDecisions about planning, including new houses in a particular area, are a matter for local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.\r\n\r\nYou may wish to sign the following petition which calls for a similar action:\r\n\r\nMake water companies statutory consultees in housing development planning \r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769979"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}