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Derbyniwyd: 09/12/2024

Ymatebydd: Warwickshire County Council

Appendix 5 - We note that this policy lacks specific reference to surface water flood risk and development drainage apart from
Appendix 5. We strongly recommend consideration of the below points:
You could develop this point to include the SuDS hierarchy. The hierarchy is a list of preferred drainage options that the
LLFA refer to when reviewing planning applications. The preferred options are (in order of preference): infiltration (water
into the ground), discharging into an existing water body and discharging into a surface water sewer. Connecting to a
combined sewer system is not suitable and not favourable.
In this section it would be good to mention that all above ground attenuation features should be designed to be
multifunctional and consider the four pillars of SuDS which are water quality, water quantity, amenity and biodiversity.
A comment could be included to say all developments will be expected to include sustainable drainage systems and that
new developments need to consider their flood risk when building on Greenfield and brownfield sites, as supported by
the Sustainable drainage systems chapter in the Planning Practise Guidance (PPG). A link has been detailed below:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-and-coastal-change#sustainable-drainage-systems
You have included references to the NPPF and Core Strategy Policies. WCC FRM have their own Local Guidance for
Developers which may be worth including in the reference documents. A link has been detailed below:
https://api.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/WCCC-1039-95