Q-P1.3: Do you agree with the selection of policies to be addressed in the Part 1 plan?
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A coherent integrated strategy for Leamington retail is essential. Picking odd sites (eg Chandos Street) for yet more piecemeal unconnected development will fail again, like the sinking Royal Priors, the Regency Arcade (remember that - now a Co-Op covenience shop), Livery Street etc.
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We strongly recommend that WDC policy FW2 is considered a strategic policy and addressed in Part 1 of the Plan. The reasons for this are: 1) The consultation has identified SuDS as a development-scale requirement, therefore not strategic. We believe this is misplaced. SuDS is a very broad term used to describe a series of measures to manage flood risk and provide wider environmental and social benefits. SuDS can be (and has been) used strategically to address existing flood risk issues e.g. in collaboration with water companies or via council-led capital schemes, over-provision of SuDS to reduce impact on sewer network. They can be used to slow the flow within a catchment for the benefit of areas downstream. They can contribute to wider Water Framework Directive requirements and Environmental Net Gain. These are some of the more common ways in which SuDS can deliver flood risk and wider environmental benefits at a strategic scale. SuDS are not just about delivery on a site-by-site basis. 2) Surface water flood risk is acknowledged to be the leading source of flood risk in England. The NPPF has strengthened its position on dealing with it, via SuDS, in recent versions. Furthermore government agreed earlier this year to implement Schedule 3 of the Flood & Water Management Act 2010 in England in 2024. This will bring a much greater importance and emphasis on the design and construction of well-designed above ground SuDS to both minor and major developments. This direction of travel mustn’t be ignored and we therefore consider it appropriate for the policy on SuDS to sit alongside or within the policy on flood risk. 3) By including SuDS in Part 1 of the plan, it would overcome a possible inconsistency in Table 20 of the consultation when it comes to applying existing policies into the new Plan, which currently states that SDC policy CS.4 (which includes surface water runoff and SuDS) is considered strategic but WDC policy FW2 is not.
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Agree with Pt1 selection of policies . No further comments.
Agree with Pt1 selection of policies
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