Object

Sustainability Appraisal - Publication Draft

Representation ID: 65576

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Cllr George Illingworth

Representation Summary:

In Appendix V of the Sustainability Report SHLAA Ref K29 is about the Kenilworth School site. It states that there is only a very low/low risk of surface water flooding and refers to footnote 4. However that footnote states it relies on the Environment Agency (2014) Flood Maps - Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea. The correct reference should have been to the Environment Agency Flood Maps for Surface Water Flooding which shows that a significant part of the site is at risk with some of it at high risk.

Full text:

In Appendix V of the Sustainability Report SHLAA Ref K29 is about the Kenilworth School site. It states that there is only a very low/low risk of surface water flooding and refers to footnote 4. However that footnote states it relies on the Environment Agency (2014) Flood Maps - Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea. The correct reference should have been to the Environment Agency Flood Maps for Surface Water Flooding which shows that a significant part of the site is at risk with some of it at high risk. This is in line with local knowledge. NO weight can therefore be attached to the surface water assessment for this site. I have not checked any other sites but if the same basic error has been made then they are all similarly discredited.