February 2021 Storm Christoph tests flood alleviation measures Last month, Storm Christoph passed through the county and saw the County Council and its partners working together to prepare for and respond to the impacts of the storm. A multi-agency response was co-ordinated to prepare communities for potential flooding and support and assistance was offered to… Read more »
14th January 2021 heavy snow/rainfall
Selected areas around town Halloughton Road, Nottingham Road, Park Lane, Trail ditch A walk along the River Greet from Greet Lily Mill to Maythorne A drone view around the fields near Greet Lily Mill
Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill 2019-20 re combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
Southwell has a network of CSOs in certain parts of town which can be overwhelmed during heavy rainfall events. The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill 2019-20 is a Private Members Bill introduced by Phillip Dunne MP. It had its First Reading on 5 February 2020. Second Reading is scheduled to take place on 22 January 2021. Sewage… Read more »
Flood Protection Certificates
This is a new initiative proposed by Flood Re who have commissioned a report on developing a blueprint for how Flood Protection Certificates can support household climate resilience. They would be intended to be a document for the homeowner and any potential purchasers or renters of the property which sets out the severity of its… Read more »
Nottingham Road. Westhorpe, Fiskerton Road Winter 2019
Nottingham Road – Minster school entranceNottingham Road ditchNottingham Road ditch overflowingNottingham Road crossingBecketts Field GPO cover overflowPark Lane to Nottingham RoadPark Lane ditch overflowMinster ditch offlethalloughton road footpathCrink Lane onto Fiskerton Roadtop pondwesthorpe from leachcroftwesthorpe towards farm track:leachcroft
Property Flood Resilience by Whitehouse
Nottinghamshire County Council appointed Whitehouse to undertake Property Flood Resilience to 138 properties in the Southwell area. They undertook all community engagement, survey, design, installation and post installation customer service at each of the properties identified. Read more here or in downloadable form Nottinghamshire-County-Council-Southwell-PFR NCC Flood Risk Management Team were awarded the ‘Highly Commended’ award… Read more »
Flood and coastal risk management strategy 2020
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.
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 »
Flood and Coast Conference Report and Video
This is usually a national two-day event at Telford and Tim Farr and Jacky Huson attended in 2017 when Tim was invited to give a presentation on Southwell Flood Forum and be on a panel. This year they are offering a series of webinars, the first of which is Creating Climate Resilient Places. These digital… Read more »
Comparing the flood resilience of Southwell with Dutch approach
What can be learned from comparing flood resilience in Southwell with the Dutch MLS approach? Readan interesting research article on the FRAMES project The Dutch authorities take a very different approach to flooding – not surprising given the nature of the lowlands.
