Members of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will discuss flood risk and drainage at a meeting tomorrow (November 13).
The council will consider two reports relating to the development of supplementary planning documents (SPD) – the first of which will focus on flood risk and drainage as well as the impact on the water environment.
The meeting, which will take place in the Halifax Town Hall from 3:00pm on the day, will look to progress the development of the two documents to guide future planning decisions.
The council said Calderdale’s unique landscape makes it “especially vulnerable” to floods from many sources, including river flooding, surface water and run-off from the steep hillsides.
The Flood Risk and Drainage (FRD) highlights the information that will be required to accompany future planning applications to reduce the impact on the environment.
It outlines the approach which developers must take to manage flood risk, ensuring development is appropriately located, well designed and managed to take account of the impacts of climate change.
Members will be asked to approve a four-week consultation on the documents, allowing people to have their say on the draft policy.
Leader of Calderdale Council, Cllr. Jane Scullion, said: “We are considering the development of a series of documents which look in more detail at parts of the Local Plan, helping to inform future planning policy and supporting the plan’s delivery.
“One of these documents relates to flood risk. In Calderdale, we understand too well that we live with a constant threat of flooding.
“As the threat of climate change increases this risk, it’s so important that we have planning policies to ensure that the necessary developments can minimise any impact on the environment and manage flood risk.”
