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ii. and a site-specific flood risk assessment must
demonstrate that the development will be safe for its
lifetime taking account of the vulnerability of its users,
without increasing flood risk elsewhere and where
possible will reduce flood risk overall.
Both elements of the test will have to be passed for development to
be permitted.
2.14.14 In terms of the part of the site that falls within Flood Zone 3a, an
exception test would be required if this part of the site was to be
developed for a ‘More Vulnerable’ use or ‘Essential Infrastructure’
however due to this only being a small area of land it can be designed
so that the more vulnerable uses are not located within this zone i.e.
residential dwellings and the area can be utilised as garden/amenity
space secured via condition. However part of the vehicular link will
need to be located within Flood Zone 3a and an Exception Test for that
element is required.
2.14.15 The Exception test assessment submitted states that the proposed
link road is considered to be essential infrastructure, part of which is
located in Flood Zone 3a and the indicative layout is designed to
ensure that key evacuation routes are established wholly within Flood
Zone 2. The test assessment goes onto state that the site is identified
as being part of a residential scheme to be developed comprehensively
and to involve provision of a new link road between Low Street and
Moor Lane, the benefits of this link being the comprehensive
development of the site and in the interests of the impact on the
existing highway network. The Exception Test, states that in line with
the NPPF Paragraph 7 the scheme has various key economic, social
and environmental benefits, these being:
• New Homes Bonus;
• Planning gain in terms of affordable homes;
• Investment in the area and wider economic spend;
• 150 direct jobs created and 300 indirect jobs created;
• Creation of link road could negate need for access from Fairfield
Link and Carousel Walk;
• Improved pedestrian links to services, employment and public
transport,
• Improved cycle links to services, employment and public
transport;
• The link reducing conflict between pedestrians/cyclists and
traffic;
• The link road will reduce the number of existing vehicles using
the route through Low Street/Kirkgate traffic signals by providing
an alternative route;
• Highway network operating no worse;
• Improved highway safety along Low Street
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