Applying
Applying for a new connection
The formal process of applying for new connections to water mains and waste water services is designed to support you.It allows for a clear understanding of your needs and how we can support them through our review and approval process.
Regardless of the scale or complexity of your development, from single house construction to larger scale housing construction, our application process provides detailed guidance and support. You can submit and track your application via our Development Services Application Portal.
Application Forms
All applications provide detailed guidance, with background on any technical information or calculations requiring completion.
We highlight the importance of consultation at the earliest stage of a development. We can be contacted informally for general support questions regarding the process to obtain a new water or waste water connection. This can even take place prior to your planning application being submitted.
To begin the more formal application process with us, you can complete our Pre Development Enquiry (PDE) via our portal. This should include as much information as possible to allow us to understand your plans, and to support a detailed response from us.
The PDE is intended to capture early details relating to your development plans, and will allow us to provide you with a response relating to the drainage or water demands of your site. We will provide you with early guidance that may influence the layout or design of your pipework, or the points of connection for water and wastewater supplies.
Please be aware that any response provided at this stage is not a guarantee of water or wastewater capacity for our network To secure the capacity for your development you are required to submit a formal Water and/or Waste Water applications via our portal.
The other services that are available via our portal are:
- Water Disconnection Application
- Diversions and Build Over Application
If you are unable to use the portal, you can contact our Development Services team on Freephone 0800 389 0379 or email developmentoperations@scottishwater.co.uk and we can assist you with the completion of your application.
Our Charges and Payment
Any charges in relation to our application process and the final connection to our infrastructure will be advised within our quotation process, after we have assessed your application and as part of the design audit response. Within this quotation we will confirm what these charges relate to, and the overall cost. We will also confirm within this correspondence, the required point of payment prior to your connection or connections being completed.
Please be aware: a number of our charges should be paid before you plan to request your connection, and further details will be included in any separate invoices you receive from us you must ensure that if you have a water and waste water application with our business team, all associated invoices must be paid before the water connection(s) can be completed.
For details of our charges please refer to our current Scheme of Charges document.
