… be supported by a site-specific flood-risk assessment50. Development should only be allowed in areas at risk of flooding where, in the light of this assessment (and the sequential and exception tests, as applicable) it can be demonstrated that: a) within the site, the most vulnerable development is located in areas of lowest flood risk, unless there are overriding reasons to prefer a different…
… risk events is shown in Figures 10- 12. The definition of each colour is given below: Below 300mm (light blue) 300-900mm (medium blue) Over 900mm (dark blue) RMB Consultants (Civil Engineering) Ltd Former ADAS Site, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EP Foul and Surface Water Management Strategy 17 Figure 9. Surface water flood map with the site edged red…
… 0.25 m/s (light blue) The arrows indicate the direction of flow. The surface water velocity map for the low risk event in shown in Figure 13. Figure 13. Surface water flood velocity map for the low risk flood event with the site edged red. Under the medium and low risk flood events the maximum depth of flooding is 300-900mm. The Environment Agency surface water flood…