tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post2928873396634877898..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: Shh! 'twas a week before Christmas.. and the council submit plans for the controversial new schoolcaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-33990434900575800252012-12-18T01:34:30.819+00:002012-12-18T01:34:30.819+00:00Yes, as it says in the Strategic Flood Consequence...Yes, as it says in the Strategic Flood Consequences Assessment - Stage One of May 2011 (link in previous comment by Anonymous)...<br /><br />3.1.3 ... It would be inappropriate to locate certain types of development, such as schools, hospitals, residential units and emergency services in areas of flood risk.<br /><br />... but that has never stopped CCC before. <br /><br />The usual trick is to misinterpret Planning Policy Wales, ignore the fact that they shouldn't even consider C2 flood plain development for highly vulnerable development, and say that the flood risk "can be managed". This is usually by raising the land above the level of the flood zone. The Environment Agency Wales were told by Carwyn Jones not to object if the flood risk "can be managed" and if CCC say that they are going to approve it regardless of what they are going to say the EAW then just comment on the solution, ignoring the regulations. CCC then claim that EAW don't object when actually most of their staff are tearing their hair out.<br /><br />CCC and Taylor Wimpey have decided the raising of the land is a solution at Stradey, ignoring the fact that "residential units" should not be built in C2 flood zone. The Taylor Wimpey St Asaph development was on raised land too. Just saying.<br /><br />As for the timing of this application you are spot on. Limit the objections by submitting just before a holiday period and knock a few extra days off by setting the date a few days earlier than the plans are available to view. The other time they submit contentious applications is during August.<br /><br />For the new Ysgol Ffwrnes near Stradey CCC had awarded the building contract to Scarlets sponsors WRW before the public consultation. I suspect a FOI request would reveal the same for Ffairfach contract.Anna Mositynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-79569988857575663272012-12-18T00:11:11.043+00:002012-12-18T00:11:11.043+00:00WAG's TAN15 advice for C2 areas is "Areas...WAG's TAN15 advice for C2 areas is "Areas of the floodplain without<br />significant flood defence<br />infrastructure.: Used to indicate that only less vulnerable development should be<br />considered subject to application of justification test, including<br />acceptability of consequences.<br />Emergency services and highly<br />vulnerable development [e.g. schools] should not<br />be considered."<br /><br />"The flooding consequences associated with Emergency Services and highly vulnerable development are not considered to be acceptable. Plan allocations should not be made for such development and planning<br />applications not proposed."<br /><br />There's a really neat interactive map here - http://data.wales.gov.uk/apps/floodmapping/<br />You can zoom in to see everything below 27m at Lovelodge fields under water.Emlyn Uwch Cychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384157218244458970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-86784254796972043712012-12-17T21:50:24.296+00:002012-12-17T21:50:24.296+00:00Carmarthenshire themselves state that schools shou...Carmarthenshire themselves state that schools should not be condidered on C2 areas.<br />http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/English/environment/planning/Planning%20Policy%20and%20Development%20Plans/Local%20Development%20Plan/Documents/SFCA%20Level%201_1.pdf<br /><br />Puzzles me ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com