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Representation ID: 25284

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Tong & Fulneck Valley Association

Agent: Richard Buxton Solicitors

FAILURE PROPERLY TO ADDRESS FLOOD RISK IN PROPOSED BRADFORD SOUTH EAST ALLOCATIONS.

Currently not possible to make any informed decision as regards the flood risk potential of the allocations as SFRA is not available. Flood risk must be a key determinative factor in selecting appropriate sites. Consultation should be delayed in order allow up to date flood risk evidence to be prepared.

Evidence available that land and roads in and around sites SE37/E, SE46/H & SE47/H have been underwater during recent floods. Raises questions over whether mitigation will be possible if development comes forward, and what happens to residents in the area, particularly those living lower down the Tong Valley once the sites are developed.

These are fundamental issues. It would be prudent not to pre-empt a proper flood risk assessment and allocate sites when the evidence may reveal that flood risk renders them unsustainable/unviable.