Comment

Representation ID: 29178

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Environment Agency

We support the current content of Policy SP9 but also recommend the inclusion of additional wording (underlined) within bullet points B, 5 and C, 3 and C, 4 (for detail see document)

These proposals for policy wording changes are to ensure that the policy includes sufficient reference to the ‘blue’ element (i.e. the water environment) of green and blue infrastructure.

We support the inclusion of bullet point C, 1 of Policy SP9, which makes reference to SuDS, water efficiency measures and NFM.

Policy should be developed that seeks to encourage SuDS, drainage connections, habitat creation, water efficiency, naturalisation of water bodies etc

Additionally, clarification should be included with regard to flood risk. Under bullet point B, 4, this should emphasise that you should be locating development in areas of low flood risk both in the present sense and future risk sense. Development should also sequentially layout there sites to avoid areas at most flood risk (which should also be set out in Policy EN7).