Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15845
Received: 11/05/2016
Respondent: Essex County Council
ECC has undertaken a high level assessment of the proposed sites identified in Figure 7.2 - Housing Land Allocations. Results for site:
Within Fooding Hotspot: Brent-A
Within EA UFMfSW: YES
Number of Properties at Risk: 13
The adopted SuDs Design Guide should be used with regards to appropriate standards for mitigation measures.
The western and northern portions of these sites are at risk of flooding in both 1 in 30 and 1 in 100 events from surface water according to the EA Updated Flood Map for Surface Water. In addition, sites 087 and 235 fall entirely within the Brent-A flooding hotspot and there are currently 13 residential properties at risk of flooding in a 1in 20 year event. It is strongly recommended that any development actions on this site do not exacerbate the existing risk of surface water flooding on this site and flood management infrastructure should be installed to accommodate any additional development.
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