Draft Local Plan Review

No

Representation ID: 4215

Received: 10/03/2017

Respondent: Environment Agency

Policy P9: Support
Policy P11: Suggest additional wording/amendments to various parts of the Policy and to the Policy Justification (see full response). The Policy title should be changed to Water and Flood Risk Management. The Policy is lengthy, so suggest consideration of 2 separate policies.
Policy P13: Suggest changes to 8th bullet point of the policy (see full response)
Policy P14: Text in relation to Contaminated Land appears somewhat out of place. The protection and remediation of Controlled Waters is more of a water quality issue, so suggest that it is included a policy relating to Water Quality.

No

Representation ID: 5613

Received: 10/03/2017

Respondent: Environment Agency

Challenge F - recommend additional objectives relating to sustainable urban drainage systems
Challenge L - suggest rewording of the 2nd objective to make it stronger.

No

Representation ID: 5614

Received: 10/03/2017

Respondent: Environment Agency

Policy P17 -Recommend additional wording to the Policy.

No

Representation ID: 5615

Received: 10/03/2017

Respondent: Environment Agency

The Sequential Test should be applied to the allocation of sites, with all development steered to Flood Zone 1 in the first instance. A Level 2 SFRA is required where developments are proposed in Flood Zones 2 or 3 and should be undertaken for any sites put forward for allocation prior to the next stage of the plan. The SFRA should consider the latest climate change allowances published in February 2016 and should inform the application of the Sequential Test. Areas in Flood Zone 1 could be located in Flood Zone 2 or 3 under the climate change scenario.