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No.Condition Text
1.The application site is within an area which has been identified by the Environment Agency as being at risk from flooding. Planning Policy Statement 25 states that those proposing development within such areas are responsible for providing an assessment of whether the proposed development is likely to be affected by flooding, whether it will increase flood risk elsewhere and of measures proposed to deal with these effects and risks. The Flood Risk Assessment does not address the following issuses and is therefore contrary to the above mentioned guidance:- i) Flood Risk from surface water ii) Tidal Flood Risk- Overtopping Analysis iii) Ensuring a Safe development in respect of, People, Buildings and Access/Egress/Rescue. It is essential that the inside of all buildings should remain dry in the design event inclusive of climate change in order that the proposed development may be deemed to be sustainable in flood risk terms. iv) Inadequate details have been submitted to determine the acceptability of soakways to deal with the disposal of surface water.
2.The Design and Access Statement does not adequately address the appearance and scale components of the scheme in terms of the information provided assess the acceptability of the proposal in relation to nearby buildings and the Town Wall opposite the site.