Response from Mr David Clark (Individual)
1. Mr David Clark (Individual) : 13 Dec 2016 11:52:00
Please make your comments in the box below and refer specifically to the number of each site / policy you are commenting on.
Following to my discussions with The Development Team at the recent Storth public consultation I would like to make the following points.
In regarding site B35 which I am the owner.
As residential developments boarder the site absolutely (Kingfisher House) this is the obvious place for the extension development. Not industrial, I cannot foresee it being used for any other commercial activity apart from what is currently occupying the site.
I must also disagree with the flood rating of 3a which you said comes from the Environment Agency Model, I disagree with this with seven generations experience of the site and photographic evidence.
The site currently is at a high that does not flood, large amounts of fill raising its level over the past three decades, and it would be very easy to mitigate any once in 100 year tide (this would be an 11m plus tide with a west by south west gale driving the tide in and the Rivers Bela and Kent being in Spate) by putting floor levels 18/24 inches above the present concrete/ hardcore. This would give any development a ground floor, floor height the same as The Flats at Herons Quay and would be easy to landscape in the front elevation 10m development line.
Prior to raising the level when it was owned by British Railways only the back side flooded as the tide comes up through a 12” cast iron pipe under (it is really the top water drain whose storm flap on the embankment has been removed or was never fitted but would be a simple remedy) Travis Perkins part of the yard (approx ten yards from my west boundary) flooding the Quarry Lane then spilled into what is now my yard, the modelling shows that this was unaffected!!! And it came from the front in through the gate which was wrong, that is why I disagree with the findings.
Also it shows all along the front, not taking into account that there is a four to five foot difference in levels between the Ship Corner and The Dixes Corner (I have photos that bare this out). None of the properties already there to the best of my knowledge have ever flooded or been close to flooding.
I would garner the relevant factual evidences to make these comments evidential at such time as the site was put forward for any residential development.
I do agree that the lower 40% of Travis Perkins yard floods and would be difficult to mitigate flooding but the other 60% would be economic to develop with flood mitigation.