The Planning System and Flood Risk Management - Offaly County ...

78• Signing of floodplain areas should indicating the shared use of the landand identifying safe access routes; and• Street furniture and fittings designed in conjunction with other measuresto reduce vehicles and other debris reaching the watercourse in timesof flood.The design and implementation of SuDS covers a whole range of sustainableapproaches to surface water drainage management including:Planning Guidelines• Source control measures, including rainwater recycling and drainage;• Infiltration devices to allow water to soak into the ground, which includeindividual soakaways and communal facilities;• Filter strips and swales, which are vegetated features that hold anddrain water downhill mimicking natural drainage patterns;• Filter drains and porous pavements to allow rainwater and run-off toinfiltrate into permeable material below ground and provide storageif needed;• Permeable paving for parking areas including front gardens (see UKGuidance on the Permeable Surfacing of Front Gardenshttp://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/pavingfrontgardens; see also in these Guidelines Chapter 2 paragraphs2.37-2.39 on SuDS);• Basins and ponds to hold excess water after rain and allow controlleddischarge that avoids flooding; and• Green Roofs.Examples of SuDS approaches are outlined in the photographs below.Photo 1: Flood Management System, Hammarby, Sweden