48 homes in the older part of the village were flooded in 2007 when the drainage was proved to be inadequate. Nothing has been done to improve the situation since.

To pour concrete over this large area will cause the 'sponge effect' to be negated, and will increase the surface water runoff, both in volume and speed.

Old Cubbington is in a bowl and the area under consideration forms an important part of the catchment. Water runs from the fields at the farm gate/ footpath opposite Queen Street across the road now as a result of runoff. The overflow of the culverted stream on Windmill Hill also needs to be taken into account.

Adequate drainage i.e. 3 ft diameter pipes will be needed to transport water directly into the River Leam downstream of the Factory site. The same sized pipes should be installed in the roads in New Street, Penns Close, Knightly Close, Ladycroft, Price Road and Offchurch Road and connected to Leam downstream of the factory. The pumping station will also need to be upgraded. Bearing in mind its previous failure perhaps 5 times its present capacity might be satisfactory.