‘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… Read more »

Bramley – Natural Flood Management

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An innovative talk on natural flood management (NFM) was held at Nottingham Trent University Brackenhurst Campus (supported by WWF and AVIVA Insurance). The talk was prompted by the Southwell Flood Forum who have been actively supporting NFM alongside mor traditional techniques to reduce flood risk. Dr Lucy Clarke at the University provided an overvieww of… Read more »

Bramley news – 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 »

Flood and Water Management Act Schedule 3

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Schedule 3 has been introduced to the Flood and Water Management Act to mandate that all new developments must incorporate Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to manage runoff water effectively. In the ever-evolving field of construction and environmental engineering, the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is more than just a trend—it’s a necessity. With the… Read more »

National Flood Forum webinars

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National Flood Forum has been arranging a series of zoom meetings during lockdown with a series of expert speakers. Topics covered a range of relevant topics including ‘Working with local Councils’, ‘Weather forecasting’, ‘Digital maps’, ‘Riparian owners and management’, ‘Natural Flood Management’, ‘Working with water companies’, ‘Planning framework’, ‘SUDS and adoption’. These have been immensely useful… Read more »

Sainsburys Consultation July 2021

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Here’s a link to the newsletter about the Sainsbury’s consultation This can be printed off for people who don’t have access to the internet.   Here’s the online ‘public exhibition’ consultation Here’s the link for the feedback form   You can contact Sainsbury’s Community Representatives Phone: 0800 080 3262 Email: sainsburys-southwell@devcomms.co.uk

Flood and coastal risk management strategy 2020

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Here is the Environment Agency FCERM strategy which was launched in September 2020 and on which the webinar at the Flood and Coast conference ‘Creating Climate Resilient Places’ was based. Community resilience and involvement in decisions about their environment is a key feature in the strategy for example (edited extracts) Local people and local partners… Read more »

Planning for the future – consultation response to Part 1.

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National Flood Forum collated responses from local flood action groups, including Southwell Flood Forum and sent this letter (download) to the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government – our MP Rt Hon Robert Jenrick is Secretary of State for this department. A major planning overhaul in England will allow ‘automatic’ planning permission for new… Read more »