Object

Schedule of Potential Main Modifications

Representation ID: 29604

Received: 04/11/2021

Respondent: Essex County Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Representation Summary:

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.9.210 to ensure factual representation of current flooding position, in line with NPPF paragraphs 159, 160.

Reflects ECC’s Reg.19 Rep 22499, position in Statement of Common Ground (F17D) between BBC and ECC, Hearing Statement G7AN–paragraph1.42.

Full text:

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 9.210 needs to 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 22499, the position in the Statement of Common Ground (F17D) between BBC and ECC, and the position in its Hearing Statement G7AN – paragraph 1.42.