The Planning System and Flood Risk Management - Offaly County ...
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78• Signing of floodplain areas should indicating the shared use of the l<strong>and</strong><strong>and</strong> identifying safe access routes; <strong>and</strong>• Street furniture <strong>and</strong> fittings designed in conjunction with other measuresto reduce vehicles <strong>and</strong> other debris reaching the watercourse in timesof flood.<strong>The</strong> design <strong>and</strong> implementation of SuDS covers a whole range of sustainableapproaches to surface water drainage management including:<strong>Planning</strong> Guidelines• Source control measures, including rainwater recycling <strong>and</strong> drainage;• Infiltration devices to allow water to soak into the ground, which includeindividual soakaways <strong>and</strong> communal facilities;• Filter strips <strong>and</strong> swales, which are vegetated features that hold <strong>and</strong>drain water downhill mimicking natural drainage patterns;• Filter drains <strong>and</strong> porous pavements to allow rainwater <strong>and</strong> run-off toinfiltrate into permeable material below ground <strong>and</strong> 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/planning<strong>and</strong>building/pavingfrontgardens; see also in these Guidelines Chapter 2 paragraphs2.37-2.39 on SuDS);• Basins <strong>and</strong> ponds to hold excess water after rain <strong>and</strong> allow controlleddischarge that avoids flooding; <strong>and</strong>• Green Roofs.Examples of SuDS approaches are outlined in the photographs below.Photo 1: <strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>System</strong>, Hammarby, Sweden