Comment

Representation ID: 1000

Received: 20/10/2010

Respondent: Savills

The commentary states that "any development proposals within areas of flood risk will require a detailed flood risk assessment, appropriate mitigation measures and agreement with the Environment Agency"
This approach and the preferred option, rather than the alternative option, need to be ratified by the Environment Agency prior to the Submission Drafts of the CAAP and DMDPD being published, given the potential conflict with national planning policy on flood risk (PPS 25 and related Practice Guidance).
This requirement to provide an FRA should be integrated into the approach (it currently is not) and form part of the overarching design policies (DM1 and Design and Townscape DPD).