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• Meets future housing requirements;
• Significant contribution to housing provision;
• Provides social housing
• Creates high quality, sustainable and inclusive mixed use
development; and
• Provides benefits to the local economy and education facilities;
• Planting providing native and non-native species providing
shelter, nesting and foraging habitats for birds, mammals and
invertebrates;
• Preservation of archaeological resource;
• Conservation of fuel and power through implementation of
energy statement;
2.14.16 As the ‘More Vulnerable’ use (Residential dwellings) are not to be
constructed within Flood Zone 3a, that the entire vehicular link is also
not in Flood Zone 3a and there are alterative access points that are
located within a lower flood risk area it is considered that more weight
should be attributed the above sustainability benefits than the risk of
flooding particularly when considered in the context of the NPPF,
housing need and the overall sustainability benefits of providing a
comprehensive development of the whole allocation. Having taken all
of the above into account it is considered that the proposals achieve
significant sustainability benefits which accord with the requirements of
the NPPF and enable a comprehensive development of the site and
that these would outweigh flood risk. The second part of the exception
test is that the FRA must demonstrate that the development will be
safe for its lifetime. That is considered below.
Flood Risk Assessment
2.14.17 As part of the application, alongside Section 9 of the ES, the
applicants have provided a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)
in line with the NPPF confirming the approaches and impacts to be
taken in terms of flood risk; surface water and foul water. Information
has also been provided on the proposed approach to sewerage
connections and provision for the site.
2.14.18 Having assessed the existing site, connections and drainage then the
submitted FRA considers all sources of flood risk and confirms that the
main flood risk for the site arises from the Mill Dike, to the west of the
site on the opposite side of the A162 which is an Environment Agency
maintained “main river”. The FRA considers the flood risks to the
development including consideration of the impacts of climate change
as being either no risk, very low or low and makes a series of
recommendations including suggested floor levels and flood plain
compensation storage.
2.14.19 In commenting on the application scheme and the mitigation
measures put forward the Environment Agency have no objections to
the proposals subject to a condition requiring the proposals to be
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