Support

Representation ID: 8097

Received: 26/11/2024

Respondent: Mr Graham Layne

This policy is essential. Recent experience nationally and local experiences on Bartles Hollow in Ketton have shown that existing statistics are no longer reliable for developers to use when preparing planning applications.

Support

Representation ID: 8113

Received: 27/11/2024

Respondent: Mr Rob Cooke

New developments should not occur within fluvial floodplains.

Object

Representation ID: 8204

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: R S Hurwood

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Mentions only new developments. Drainage in Lyddington is currently inadequate and houses have been repeatedly flooded in recent years. Residents of long standing have been lobbying RCC about this for years. On Tuesday 25th November 2024 RCC and Leicestershire & Rutland Fire Service emergency teams attended flooded houses in the village, a significant reason for which was leaves blocking the drains. This issue needs addressing now, and any future development must be preceded by a thorough inspection of the drains and flood risk.

Object

Representation ID: 8205

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: R S Hurwood

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Mentions only new developments. Drainage in Lyddington is currently inadequate and houses have been repeatedly flooded in recent years. Residents of long standing have been lobbying RCC about this for years. On Tuesday 25th November 2024 RCC and Leicestershire & Rutland Fire Service emergency teams attended flooded houses in the village, a significant reason for which was leaves blocking the drains.

Support

Representation ID: 8258

Received: 30/11/2024

Respondent: Mrs Joanne Read

Developers must be encouraged to break the cycle of working in ways that make them feel comfortable. For example -Start using the landscape topography to manage flooding naturally.
Managing rain where it lands - growing roofs, rainwater gardens, wetland ponds, permeable pedestrian paving.
Moving away from the traditional "End of Pipe SuDs" Massive pipes emptying in to a deep hole at the bottom of the site, which subsequently becomes polluted and can affect biodiversity. Sadly these often become part of the "Open Space" on a development.

Support

Representation ID: 8407

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Environment Agency

Policy CC14 Flood Risk
We appreciate that our previous comments on this policy have been implemented. It is now clear that all development (minor, non-major and major) will be considered against the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as outlined in paragraph 051 of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG).

Object

Representation ID: 8487

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Ruth Skinner

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Additional infrastructure of hard surface area would only increase potential flood water which is already a major issue in the high street where several houses have again recently been flooded.

In regard to Potential Wind Turbine areas and Solar panel areas on high ground around the village - the main concern is for any additional hard surface area draining down into the village. And also the risk of bird strikes to migratory birds flying over to the Eyebrook reservoir.

Object

Representation ID: 8489

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Mr Brent Snape

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

the village is increasingly suffering flooding issues, and any increase in development would most likely increase this risk with reduction in current agricultural soak and run off areas.

Object

Representation ID: 8522

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: The Society of Merchant Venturers

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The overall approach set out in Policy CC14 relating to flood risk and drainage aligns with the provisions of the NPPF (2023). It is recommended that the policy also includes reference to national Planning Practice
Guidance, which includes further guidance in relation to application of the sequential test and exception test, in order to ensure that the application of Policy CC14 fully aligns with up to date national planning policy.

Object

Representation ID: 8615

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Anglian Water

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

AWS continues to advise that the current WCS and SFRA (published in October 2023) should be updated to be a full Integrated Water Management Study. AWS considers that the SFRA should include the methodology and inputs from the soon to be updated national EA flood modelling, for example on including surface water flows and new climate change allowances.

Support

Representation ID: 8726

Received: 24/12/2024

Respondent: National Highways

As we have previously commented in response to Regulation 18, we note that Policy CC14 of the local plan sets out the Council’s requirements of ensuring new development does not increase the risk of flooding. In doing so we note that the policy remains to allow for discharging surface water to highway drains. However, it should be noted that this would not be permitted with respect to the SRN (with reference to DfT Circular 01/2022 paragraph 59).