Support

Representation ID: 66220

Received: 26/06/2014

Respondent: NFU

With the exception of FW1 (f) we are broadly supportive of the Councils approach to flooding and water. The paper highlights the importance of resilience and this is a key issue for farmers and growers in the district. Large new developments in urban areas do have the potential to cause downstream impacts, even when new SUDs techniques are employed. It is important to recognise that farmers have to deal with these impacts as they are responsible for maintaining many of the area's watercourses and drainage infrastructure. Waterlogging and flooding has the potential to directly impact upon the productivity of agricultural land so it is important to value and maintain our existing drainage infrastructure.