Object
Schedule of Potential Main Modifications
Representation ID: 29744
Received: 11/11/2021
Respondent: Dr Murray Wood
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
The Environment Agency must be engaged and an extensive report published. The River Wid regularly floods large parts of the village. This cannot have been properly accounted for because nobody with the requisite knowledge and experience would assert that severe flooding was not a real threat to Blackmore. This demonstrates insufficient due diligence rendering the LDP unsound and not positively prepared.
In an age where flooding occurs more frequently (climate change), it beggars belief that a LDP could even be considered without the an extremely thorough assessment of the risks and contributing factors. This has not been sufficiently carried out.
The Environment Agency must be engaged and an extensive report published. The River Wid regularly floods large parts of the village. This cannot have been properly accounted for because nobody with the requisite knowledge and experience would assert that severe flooding was not a real threat to Blackmore. This demonstrates insufficient due diligence rendering the LDP unsound and not positively prepared.
In an age where flooding occurs more frequently (climate change), it beggars belief that a LDP could even be considered without the an extremely thorough assessment of the risks and contributing factors. This has not been sufficiently carried out.