Object

Representation ID: 20700

Received: 11/03/2021

Respondent: Kevin Frear

Cottingley Beck - over the last 60 years I have personally seen the water levels rise very rapidly during and after heavy rains and storms and in my opinion it cannot cope with further large volumes of water. Foundation retaining walls, gardens and properties downstream will suffer damage in the future due to being unable to cope with the considerable increase in water volume piped into the beck from the March Cote Lane site C01/H.

When younger I have seen the bottom of Main Street flooded due to the volume of water not being able to flow quickly enough through the pipe under the B6146.

Increasing volume further could cause flooding and damage and lead to increased property insurance premiums.

To sum up my opinion, Cottingley Beck will not be able to cope with such a large increase in water flow and will eventually lead to land and property damage.