Object
Schedule of Potential Main Modifications
Representation ID: 29603
Received: 04/11/2021
Respondent: Essex County Council
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
2.Not Justified
3.Not Effective
4.Not Consistent with National Policy
ECC as Lead Local Flood Authority for BBC consider inclusion of supporting text for site specific policies, including reference to potential risk of flooding, and links to sustainable drainage and flood risk Local Plan policies, provides clarity to applicants/decisions makers of need for consideration of flooding matters at beginning of planning process.
Insert additional wording after para.9.204 to ensure factual representation of current flooding position, in line with paragraphs 159 and 160 of NPPF.
Reflects ECC’s Reg.19 Rep 22491 and Statement of Common Ground (F17D) position between BBC and ECC.
2. Not Justified
3. Not Effective
4.Not Consistent with National Policy
ECC as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) for BBC consider that the inclusion of supporting text for the site specific policies, in particular, including reference to the potential risk of flooding, and links back to the sustainable drainage and flood risk policies in the Local Plan, will provide clarity to applicants and decisions makers of the need for consideration of flooding matters at the beginning of the planning process.
An additional paragraph after paragraph 9.204 should be inserted to ensure factual representation of the current position in respect of flooding, in line with paragraphs 159 and 160 of the NPPF.
This reflects ECC’s Reg.19 Rep 22491.