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Schedule of Potential Main Modifications
Representation ID: 29497
Received: 03/11/2021
Respondent: Mr Richard Thwaite
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Blackmore is in a flood zone (flood zone 1 on the local Brentwood flood map). The sites R25 and R26 are on a higher level than the village, and the run-off water will flow down into the village and cause flooding to houses and damage to listed wooden tower in the church.
I find it hard to believe that I actually have to object to this - Blackmore is a flood risk area! Blackmore has been flooded on several occasions going back 30 years, however recently the roads around Blackmore are flooded and impassable at least 3 times a year. When I moved in to the village 26 years ago, this was rarely the case (maybe once every 10 years). Now the roads are flooded SEVERAL times a year. IT IS CLEAR THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FLOODING!! So how can it even be considered to build more houses on a site that is above the village, which will create more run-off into the flood risk zone in the centre of the village, and not only flood houses there, but also the historic Grade I listed Church and it's irreplaceable wooden tower. My house is near to the river Wid, and this river always overflows it's banks when there has been heavy rain, due to run-off from the fields and the roads. By building on the fields off Red Rose Lane the water that would have been absorbed into the earth oil those fields will now become run-off since no matter how permeable the building sites are made, they will NEVER be as permeable as the existing fields. Ans the run-off will flow down into the river Wid and great further flooding into my property and the centre of the village. This is not acceptable.