‘Green’ driveways – planning rules and Gardeners Question Time suggestions

Posted & filed under Community Resilience, Flood Mitigation, In The Press, Planning, SuDS.

Some useful ideas for creating ‘green’ parking space for your driveway on Gardeners Question Time on Sunday 24th November 2024.

Extract from the programme here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00254hb – starts at 22.22 minutes. NB Planning permission is usually required for driveways that are larger than five square meters – [Self-Assessment-form-F—hard-standing-kerb-gate.pdf](https://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/…/Self-Assessment…).

Run-off from the increasing number of gardens being paved over with impermeable surfaces to create parking space or for ‘convenience’ exacerbates the amount of surfacewater on roads which might be vulnerable to flooding as the drainage systems can become ‘hydraulically overloaded’ i.e. they struggle!

 

Potwell Dyke on Nottingham Road – reparation work on erosion damage after storms

Posted & filed under Blog, Community Resilience, Flood Mitigation, Watercourse Clearing.

After Storms Babet and Henk, the damaged and eroded bank of the Potwell Dyke on Nottingham Road outside Southwell Leisure Centre and Minster School has been repaired. Southwell Flood Forum was in continous communication with VIA who allocated the necessary funding to carry out the reparation work thoroughly and effectively.    

Authorities explain action taken after storms winter 2023/4

Posted & filed under Community Resilience, Emergency Planning, Flood Mitigation, Flooding News, In The Press.

Article in Newark Advertiser 31st October 2024 Nottinghamshire County Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council and the Environment Agency explain what has been done since widespread floods of Winter 2023/2024 caused by Storm Babet, Storm Ciaran, and Storm Henk. By Fionn Burrows – f.burrows@iliffepublishing.co.uk   One year on from the devastating floods of last Winter,… Read more »

Southwell Flood Mitigation drop in – Thursday 16th May – 14.00 to 18.00 – Southwell Library

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Representatives from Nottinghamshire County Council, VIA East Midlands Ltd and other key agencies will be present for a Southwell Community Flood Mitigation drop in session on Thursday 16th May at Southwell Library. There will be an overview of the projects that have been completed on flood risk management in Southwell since the flood event in… Read more »

Storm Babet October 2023 Section 19 Flood Report by Nottinghamshire County Council

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Following the Storm on 20th October 2023 in which about 11 houses in Southwell were internally flooded, Nottinghamshire County Council as the Lead Flood Authority is required to produce a Section 19 report “The objective of this report is to investigate which Risk Management Authorities had relevant flood risk management functions during the flooding in… Read more »

Natural Flood Management – animated films highlight the benefits

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Cumbria Wildlife Trust and partners have created four entertaining and engaging Creature Comforts-style animations to highlight how NFM can help protect Cumbria’s homes, businesses and farms. Funded by the Environment Agency the short films demonstrate how these techniques decrease flooding downstream, reduce the impact of drought on land, and reduce pollutants in water. NFM is… Read more »

Potwell Dyke attenuation scheme planning application

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Newark Advertiser press release February 2022 Neil Clarke, Chairman of the Transport and Environment committee said: “I am pleased to confirm that the proposed Potwell Dyke attenuation scheme planning application has now been submitted. “If approved, the scheme will go a long way to holding back water during flood conditions – something which is much… Read more »