Support

Representation ID: 600

Received: 18/01/2024

Respondent: Environment Agency

We strongly support the policy, and particularly welcome the requirements from section 10 to 15 of the policy which cover watercourses and flood mitigation. Point 15 is positive where it requires developments to seek wider betterment, contribute to a reduction in overall flood risk and provide partnership funding toward wider community schemes. There are four flood risk management schemes affecting Dudley which would potentially benefit from partnership funding.
• Halesowen, River Stour, Property Level Protection Scheme
• Illey Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme, Halesowen
• Wordsley and Lye Stourbridge Property Level Protection Scheme
• Wordsley Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme Stourbridge

Comment

Representation ID: 718

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: Canal and River Trust

Given the increasing susceptibility of the historic canal network to climate change stress the Trust requests the inclusion of the canal network within the justification text to Flood Risk Policy DLP45. As such we also request that Canal and River Trust are listed within the bodies to be consulted on site-specific requirements within sub- section 15 of Policy DLP45 Flood Risk. For this purpose citizens and developers can access our open source mapping data to identify our assets here:

https://data-canalrivertrust.opendata.arcgis.com/ (ACTION REQUEST).

Comment

Representation ID: 808

Received: 30/01/2024

Respondent: Historic England

DLP45. We would welcome a clause in this policy on the historic environment and the need for it to be a consideration when planning flood alleviation measures or plans that will affect the watercourse which could have impacts on issues such as waterlogged archaeology etc.