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Representation ID: 21809

Received: 15/03/2020

Respondent: Mr R Craggs

Please see attached for full comments.
Given the scale and distress of the widespread flooding to existing homes in the UK, and the propensity for risk of flooding in this area, it is recommended that the GNDP should include in the GNLP website FAQs section the question” Is my home or premises safe from flood risk? After all, we are situated on a large flood plain for which extensive development is taking place and more planned, despite being designated a high flood risk area and where risk of flooding to existing homes is a very real concern.
It is recommended that compliance with the guidance that has been available from PPG 25 and PPSs 25 on Development & Flood Risk and subsequently incorporated into National Planning Policy Framework Guidance, should be a legal requirement and not optional. Major concern about the impact of development on flood risk in Sprowston has been communicated, evidenced and reported on for many years when Guidance from PPS25 Development & Flood Risk and NPPF yet guidance on obligations to and involvement of residents has been ignored by the designated Local Authority.
It is very timely for a detailed feedback on the effectiveness of measures taken to ensure effective drainage and especially now when there is the added justifiable concerns about climate change that this 2020 Consultation gives more credence to.
4.1 As a perquisite to consulting on further developments residents need to be informed of key facts and be assured that all guidance has been followed and all FRA’s properly ratified.
This calls for the total drainage system needing to be explained to prove that existing homes are fully protected because previous FRA’s have been flawed when key facts were ignored or not known.

4.3 The approach to assessing risk using interactive maps is applauded but these need to be kept up to date where there is a lot of development planned but not completed.