Support

Representation ID: 11544

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Hawbush Community Gardens

Pleased to see the recognition of the importance of planning taking account of regional and local flooding risk. These concerns relate to the lack of a holistic approach to water catchment management. This does now seem to be understood in the rural/agricultural context but maybe less so in urban areas. Managing the soil so that water is allowed to percolate below the surface and hence stored before drainage/runoff. Housing projects should include an element of soil management to this end - the tendency for homes to pave large areas to the exclusion of "gardens" should be discouraged or CONTROLLED!