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

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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!

 

Bramley – October 2024 – Nottinghamshire County Council wins award

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Flooding Volunteer Scheme wins National Award The Community Flood Signage Scheme, operated by Nottinghamshire County Council, has been honoured with the prestigious Flood and Coast Excellence Award in the Community Action category.Launched in 2011, the scheme now boasts over 485 registered volunteer flood signage wardens who play a crucial role in closing roads susceptible to… Read more »

Bramley – October 2023 news update – Road Closure Scheme

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The community road closure scheme here in Southwell has been running since 2015 and currently has 60 trained Road Closure Wardens. These wonderful volunteers respond whenever heavy rainfall threatens to cause dangerous local flooding. Training enables volunteers to close certain roads, at particular points, to stop cars driving through flood-water when specific depths are reached…. Read more »

Authorities explain action taken after storms winter 2023/4

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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 »

Resident raises concerns of drains blocked by dog poo bags

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Article in Newark Advertiser – 23rd September 2024 Concerns over flooding and community spirit were raised as residents continued to throw dog poo bags into drains after 50 bags were removed. A resident of Bramley Close, Southwell, who doesn’t want to be named, reported a blocked drain to the local authorities in July this year,… Read more »

Government Resilience: Extreme Weather inquiry report (includes submission by SFF)

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In February 2024, Southwell Flood Forum submitted evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee inquiry on ‘Government Resilience: Extreme Weather’.  The Committee’s inquiry report was published in April along with an accompanying press release. These offer some encouraging reading.  Amongst other sensible conclusions, the report highlights the importance of statutory responders having links… 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 »

Potwell Dyke flood alleviation project off Church Street (consultation until 11th February 2022)

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The planning application for the final major flood mitigation work under the Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme is now live. This follows months – actually years – of detailed surveys, research, technical engineering design work and consultations to create a bund on Potwell Dyke to help protect properties from the Potwell overtopping. There were many environmental… Read more »