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Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document Adoption

Meeting: 20/02/2018 - Council (Item 82)

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At its meeting on 31 January 2018 the Executive Committee considered the Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document and RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

1.      That the Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be ADOPTED.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Development Services to make any necessary minor amendments to the Supplementary Planning Document, as considered appropriate, prior to it being published.

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Minutes:

82.13         At its meeting on 31 January 2018, the Executive Committee considered the Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document following consultation. The Executive Committee had recommended to Council that it be adopted.

82.14         The report which was considered by the Executive Committee had been circulated with the Agenda for the current meeting at Pages No. 59-136.

82.15         The recommendation from the Executive Committee was proposed by the Chair of the Committee and seconded by the Lead Member for Finance and Asset Management.

82.16         During the discussion which ensued, a number of Members thanked Officers for the work that had gone into the document. They felt it was long awaited and that, if adopted, it would be extremely helpful going forward. Whilst he was of the view that it was a good document, a Member questioned whether surface water drainage could be considered and monitored carefully throughout the construction phase as well as prior to the commencement of a scheme. In response, the Lead Member, and Chair of the Flood Risk Management Group, indicated that she felt this would be a sensible addition. In offering clarification, the Borough Solicitor advised that this could be included in addition to the document as an aspiration/reminder but it could not be an additional requirement within the document unless it was sent back out for consultation. Members generally agreed that the document should be adopted as soon as possible and therefore flagging the issue up as an aspiration was the correct way forward. One Member expressed the view that it was a fantastic document and he would like to see the other five Districts in Gloucestershire adopting something similar. He indicated that a lot of the background work had been undertaken by people who had been flooded previously and he suggested that all Members read the document in detail as it provided good guidance on development in and around the flood plain.

82.17         A Member queried what happened after a development had been passed to a management company and whether the Council had any powers to monitor or enforce once the transfer had taken place. In response, the Deputy Chief Executive referred to Page No. 115, Paragraph 6.15.1, and explained that the Supplementary Planning Document would be part of the planning process; the powers in relation to planning and environmental health provided a suite of measures that could be taken into account when management issues regarding Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) arose. In response to a query regarding road surface levels, the Deputy Chief Executive indicated that it would be possible to flag up as an aspiration that, when integrating the street network with SUDS, the level of the road in connection with the housing should be taken into account.

82.18         Accordingly, it was

                  RESOLVED          1. That the Flood and Water Management Supplementary                                            Planning Document, as attached at Appendix 1 to the                                              report, be ADOPTED.

                                                2.  That authority be delegated to the Head of Development                                         Services to make any necessary minor amendments  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82


Meeting: 31/01/2018 - Executive (Item 91)

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To recommend the Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document to Council for adoption. 

Subject To Call In:: No - Recommendation to Council.

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Decision:

1.      That it be RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that the Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be ADOPTED.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Development Services to make any necessary minor amendments to the Supplementary Planning Document, as considered appropriate, prior to it being published.

Minutes:

91.1           The report of the Head of Development Services, circulated at Pages No. 57-134, attached the final version of the Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document, which had been the subject of public consultation from September to November 2017, and asked that it be recommended to Council for adoption. The Committee was also asked that authority be delegated to the Head of Development Services to make any necessary minor amendments to the Document as considered necessary prior to publication.

91.2           The Head of Development Services explained that, in November 2014, the Council had approved the adoption of a Flood and Water Management Supplementary Planning Document. Since that time there had been significant updates to national guidance surrounding flood and water management and, in particular, climate change projections. A review of the document had therefore been undertaken to take into account the latest guidance and an updated Supplementary Planning Document had been prepared. Public consultation had been undertaken from September to November 2017 and a final version of the document was attached to the report at Appendix 1 for consideration. Once adopted by the Council the document would be a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

91.3           Accordingly, it was

Action By: DCE