2016-05-13 P033285-09 Planning Statement

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125062 Proposed Development on land at
Burbages Lane, Exhall, Coventry
Premium Estates Developments Ltd.

Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage
Strategy
Preparedby: HeatherCeney
Checkedby: JohnBlackhall
Approvedby: JohnBlackhall
Date: 16/04/2012
Reference: 125062FRA
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125062BurbagesLane,Exhall,Coventry
FloodRiskAssessment&DrainageStrategy
Contents
1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................3
2. Backgroundtothesite....................................................................................................................5
3. ProposedDevelopment..................................................................................................................8
4. DrainageStrategy..........................................................................................................................10
5. FloodRiskAssessment..................................................................................................................17
6. Conclusionsandrecommendations..............................................................................................19
7. References....................................................................................................................................20
AppendixA:Supportingdrawings
AppendixB:FloodMapping
AppendixC:SevernTrentWaterLtd.AssetPlans
CompleteDesignPartnershipLtd. RegistrationNo.3866200
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1. Introduction
ThisFloodRiskAssessment(FRA)isforaproposedresidentialdevelopmentofaroundfortyfour
houseswithdrives,carparkingandgardensonaplotofapproximately1.2hectares,onlandoff
BurbagesLane,ExhallnearCoventry.Thislandiscurrentlygardens.Thesiteislocatedat
approximateGridReference433822,284156.
Theproposeddevelopmentsiteisaccessedviaanewentranceroadtobeconstructedatthe
locationofNo.30BurbagesLane,andthesiteextendsacrosstherearofexistingpropertiesNos.30
to52.ThesiteliestothewestoftheA444andisneartotheCoventryWelshRugbyClub.
Theproposeddevelopmentsiteisirregularinshapeandisboundedtothewestbythegardensof
existingresidentialpropertiesfrontingBurbagesLane.Landimmediatelytotheeastofthe
developmentsiteboundaryisdesignatedasgreenbelt.
Anexistingstream/ditchcourseislocated60metrestotheeastoftheproposeddevelopment
boundary.
ThisFloodRiskAssessmentiscarriedoutinaccordancewithPlanningPolicyStatement25(PPS25),
BS8533:2011,PlanningPolicyStatement25PracticeGuide(December2009),EnvironmentAgency
GuidanceNote1forDevelopmentgreaterthan1hainFloodZone1,andfollowingtheguidancein
CIRIAC624.
TheproposeddevelopmentisclassifiedasMoreVulnerable(PPS25AnnexD).
1.1 Reference Data
Thefollowingdocumentsformpartofthisassessment:
Document Preparedby: Reference/No.
Sitelayoutplan TylerParkesPartnership 93670002
ExistingSewers SevernTrentWater
FloodMapping(Extracted Halcrow B5_Bedworth

fromSFRA)
Atopographicalsurveyhasnotyetbeencarriedoutforthesite.Copiesofdrawingsareincludedin
AppendixA.
ThesiteiswithintheareacoveredbyNorthWarwickshireBoroughCouncilStrategicFloodRisk
AssessmentforLocalDevelopmentFrameworkLevel1Volume1(January2008)preparedby
HalcrowGroupLimited.ThefloodmappingfortheBedworthareaisincludedinAppendixB.
TheEnvironmentAgencywebsiteandStrategicFloodRiskAssessment(SFRA)floodmappingshows
thattheproposeddevelopmentsitelieswithinFloodZone1,atlowriskfromfluvialflooding.
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1.2 Climate change
ResearchbytheEnvironmentAgency(EA)showsthatoverthenext80years,theprobabilityof
occurrenceofseverefloodingwillincrease.PPS25setsoutrecommendationsforcontingency
allowancesforclimatechange.Table1summarisestheallowancesforadevelopmentwithadesign
lifehorizonupto2115:
Parameter Allowance
2055to2085 2085to2115
Peakrainfallintensity 20% 30%
Peakriverflow 20% 20%
Table1:PPS25contingencyallowancesforclimatechange
ThePPS25PracticeGuiderecommendsthatalifetimeofaresidentialdevelopmentshouldbetaken
asminimum100years.Thereforeaclimatechangeallowanceof30%onrainfallwillbeincludedin
thedesignforthedevelopment.
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2. Background to the site

2.1 General
The1.21hectaresiteisgardensandlandlyingtotherearoftheresidentialpropertiesonBurbages
Lane.Beyondtheeasterndevelopmentboundary,landisdesignatedasGreenBelt.TheRiverSowe
liesaround400metrestotheeastofthesite,beyondtheA444dualcarriageway.
Theexistinglanduseofthedevelopmentsiteisgardens(someovergrown)andtherearealsoa
numberofsheds,bothinuseandderelict,andsomevehicularaccessareaswithhardstandings.
Thereiscurrentlynotopographicalsurveydataavailableforthesite.InspectionofOrdnanceSurvey
Mappingindicatesthattheproposeddevelopmentsitehasanelevationofaround106metres
AboveOrdnanceDatum(AOD)attheproposedroadaccessfromBurbagesLane,fallingtoataround
the100metrecontourlevelneartheeasternboundary.Thegenerallandprofileinthisareashowsa
gradualslopefallingwesttoeastfromBurbagesLaneatthehighpointtowardstheRiverSowe.A
fulltopographicalsurveyforthesitewillbecarriedoutpriortodetaileddesignoftheproposed
developmentanditsdrainagesystem.
Aditchcourse/streamliesapproximately50to60metreseastoftheproposeddevelopment
followingthefieldboundaryline.Thelandbetweenthedevelopmentsiteandditchcourseis
greenbelt,butitisunderstoodthattheDeveloperhasanoptiontopurchaseaplotofland
approximately50x25metresinarea,betweenthedevelopmentsiteandtheditch.
Althoughthereareanumberofshedsandhardsurfacedareasontheexistingsite,forthepurposes
ofthisFloodRiskAssessmentandDrainageStrategy,theexistingsiteisconsideredtobe100%
permeable,asaworstcasescenario.
2.2 Flood data
TheEnvironmentAgencywebsitefloodmappingshowsthatthissiteisclassifiedasZone1andat
lowriskfromfluvialfloodingwithlessthan1in1000annualprobabilityofriverfloodinginanyyear
(<0.1%).AcopyoftheSFRAfloodmapfortheareaisincludedinAppendixB.
2.3 Hydrology
ThenearestmajorsurfacewaterfeatureistheRiverSowewhichliesapproximately400metres
away,totheeastoftheA444.ThefloodplainfortheriverisshownontheSFRAmappingin
AppendixB.Theproposeddevelopmentsiteislocatedonhighground;atitslowestpointthesiteis
elevatedsome8to10metresabovetheriverlevel.
Aditchcourse/streamliesapproximately50to60metreseastofthedevelopmentfollowingthe
fieldboundaryline.Thiswouldappeartoflownorthwardseventuallybecomingatributarytothe
RiverSowe.
AlargegardenpondislocatedtothesouthoftheproposedsiteattherearofNo.54BurbagesLane.
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2.4 Ground conditions & ground water
Thereiscurrentlynogroundinvestigationdataavailableforthesite.PublishedBritishGeological
Societydataindicatesthatthesiteislikelytobeunderlainbymudstoneandsandstone.
Groundinvestigationwillbecarriedoutatthesitepriortodetaileddesignofthedevelopmentand
drainage.Percolationtestingwillbecarriedoutasrequired,todeterminewhetherdesignofthe
SuDSfeaturesasinfiltrationdrainageisfeasible.
ForthepurposesofthisFRAanddrainagestrategy,ithasbeenassumedthatnoinfiltrationis
possible.Storagevolumesgiveninthisreportthereforepresenttheworstcasescenario.
2.5 Existing drainage
AdoptedstormandfoulsewersareshownontheSevernTrentWaterLtd.SewerRecordsin
AppendixC.
2.5.1 Foul drainage

AnadoptedcombinedsewerrunsnorthwardsalongtherearofNos.54to30BurbagesLaneas
shownontheplaninAppendixC.(ThiswaspreviouslyaprivatesewerbutwastransferredtoSTWs
ownershipasapublicsewerinMarch2012).OnreachingBurbagesLane,thecombinedsewerflows
northundertheeastsidefootway/vergetomeetthe300diafoulsewerinWheelwrightLane.
InresponsetoaDeveloperEnquiry,SevernTrentWaterLtd.hasstatedthatithasnoconcernswith
thefoulflowfromtheproposeddevelopmentdischargingtotheexistingpubliccombinedsewerat
therearofNos.54to30BurbagesLane.However,STWhasnodataavailableontheinvertlevelsor
conditionofthissewer.CCTVconditionandlevelsurveyswillthereforeberequiredpriortodetailed
designoftheproposedfoulsewerconnection.
2.5.2 Storm drainage

Thereisanexistingadopted225mmdiastormdrainflowingnorthwards,locatedunderBurbages
Lane.Ifdisposalofsurfacewaterbysoakawayortoawatercourseisnotfeasible,STWhasindicated
intheirResponsetoDeveloperEnquiry,thatadischargeof5l/s/hacouldbemadewithaconnection
atmanhole7101oppositetheproposedsiteentrance(SeeAppendixC).
However,giventhetopographyofthesite,whileconnectiontothepublicsewershouldremainan
option,thedrainagestrategydescribedinSection4hasbeendevelopedassumingdischargeviaa
SustainableDrainageSystem(SuDS)totheditchcourselyingtotheeast.
2.6 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)
ThesiteiswithintheareacoveredbyNorthWarwickshireBoroughCouncilStrategicFloodRisk
AssessmentforLocalDevelopmentFrameworkLevel1Volume1(January2008)preparedby
HalcrowGroupLimited.
ThefloodmappingfortheBedworthareaisincludedinAppendixB.ThisshowsFloodZones2and3
(atmediumandhighriskofflooding)followingtherouteoftheRiverSowe,lyingtotheeastofthe
siteandtheA444.TheproposeddevelopmentsiteislocatedwithinFloodZone1,atlowriskof
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fluvialflooding.TheSFRAmappingalsoshowsthattherearenorecordedincidentsofsurfacewater
(pluvial)floodingforthedevelopmentsite.
Locationofproposed
developmentsite

ExtractfromNorthWarwickshireSFRAFloodMapping

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3. Proposed Development
TheproposeddevelopmentisclassifiedasMoreVulnerable(PPS25AnnexD)andislocatedwithin
FloodZone1.
3.1 Description
Theproposeddevelopmentcomprisesaroundfortyfourdwellingswithaccessroad,drives,car
parkingandgardensasshownontheArchitectssitelayoutdrawing93670002.Thesiteof
approximately1.21hectaresintotalareawasformerlygardens,withsomeoutbuildingsandvehicle
access.
AnewroadjunctionistobeformedwithBurbagesLane.Atthistimeitisassumedthatthenewroad
intothedevelopmentrunningparalleltothenorthernboundarywouldbeadoptedbytheLocal
Authority.Leadingofftheroadtothesouthisanewaccessroad(assumedunadopted)serving
propertiesNos.16to41.
3.2 Impermeable area
Theproposeddevelopmentwillhaveanapproximateimpermeableareaof6015m2measuredfrom
thelayoutondrawing93670002,brokendownasgiveninTable2.Theremainderofthesitewillbe
finishedasgardensandsoftlandscaping.
Area
m2
Roofs 2325
AdoptedRoad 1430
AccessRoad 1400
Drives 860
Total 6015
Table2:Proposedimpermeableareas
Assumingthatalldrivesandroadwaysetc.areconstructedwithimpermeablesurfacing,thenthe
proposeddevelopmentwouldbe50%impermeable.
Duetotheincreaseinimpermeablearea,itisproposedtousepermeablepavementforthedrives
andpossiblythenonadoptedaccessroadrefertosection4fordetails.Constructingthedrivesand
accessaspermeablepavementwouldresultinthedevelopmentbeing31%impermeable.
3.3 Proposed levels
Atopographicalsurveyofthesitehasnotyetbeencarriedout.However,itisanticipatedthatthe
overallsitelevelsandprofilewillbesimilartoexisting.LevelsatthenewroadjunctionatBurbages
Lanearearound106metresAOD,attheeasternboundarylevelsareexpectedtobeataround100
metresAOD.
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3.4 Proposed drainage
Duetotheunderlyingmudstoneindicatedbythegeologicalrecords,itisconsideredthatground
conditionsontheproposeddevelopmentsitemaynotbesuitedtodisposalofstormdrainageby
soakaway.Percolationtestingwillbecarriedoutaspartofthegroundinvestigationpriortodetailed
design.Wheredisposalofstormwaterbyinfiltrationispossible,thiswillbeusedtominimisethe
attenuationstoragevolumerequired.
3.4.1 Foul drainage

Itisproposedconnectfouldrainagefromthenewdevelopmenttotheexistingadoptedcombined
sewerofNos.54to30BurbagesLane.Thereiscurrentlynolevelinformationavailableforthis
sewer.However,itisconsideredunlikelytobeanydeeperthan2metresbelowexistingground
level.CCTVconditionandlevelsurveyswillberequiredpriortodetaileddesignoftheproposedfoul
sewerconnection.
Duetothewesttoeastfallacrossthesite,theinvertlevelatpointofconnectionislikelytobetoo
hightoallowconstructionofagravitysystemforthedevelopment,andasmallpumpingstationwill
probablyberequired.
SewersforAdoption6thEditionsetsoutageneralspecificationforapumpingstation.Thetypical
compoundrequiredis8mby10m,accessibletovehicles,andtobelocatednocloserthan15mto
thenearestdwelling.Foradevelopmentof44houses,thereshouldbeadequatestorageprovided
foraround7000litres(7m3)ofsewage.TherearePackagePumpingStationsavailablefromsuppliers
suchasPumpsealandMathewsPumps,forexample,whichcanbecompliantwithSewersfor
Adoption.
EarlydiscussionsshouldbeheldwithSevernTrentWatertoagreethepumpingstationtypeand
location.
3.4.2 Storm Drainage

Twooptionshavebeenconsideredfordisposalofstormdrainage:
A) Dischargeofstormwaterrunofffromthedevelopmenttotheexistingadoptedstormsewer
inBurbagesLane.Thiswillrequireattenuationofstormwaterinpermeablepavementand
attenuationtankpriortorestricteddischargetothesewer.Asforthefouldrainage,a
pumpedsystemmayberequired.
B) Dischargeofstormwaterrunofffromthedevelopmenttotheditchcourselyingtotheeast
ofthesite,viasustainabledrainagefeaturesandanattenuationpondand/orwetlandtobe
constructedontheadditionalplotofgreenbeltlandtotheeast.
Duetothetopographyofthesite,andthepumpingstationrequiredtomakeOptionAfunction,itis
consideredthatOptionBpresentsamoresustainablesolution.Thedrainagestrategyhastherefore
beendevelopedforOptionB.
Attenuation,includingallowanceforclimatechange,willbeprovidedtolimitrunofftothe
equivalentgreenfielddischargerateof5l/s/ha.Stormwaterdrainageisdiscussedfurtherinthe
drainagestrategy(Section4).
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ItisproposedthattheSuDSattenuationsystemwilldischargetotheexistingditchcoursewhich
followsthefieldboundarytotheeastofthedevelopmentsite.Itisrecommendedthatthe
Developershoulddeterminetheownershipofthisditchandestablishtherighttoconstructan
outfallatthislocation.
AllsewerconnectionstopublicsewersaresubjecttoagreementwithSevernTrentWaterLimited.
SitedrainageistobedesignedfollowingtheguidanceinSewersforAdoptionandthePPS25Practice
Guide.Sitedrainagewillbedesignedsuchthatthereis:
Noabovegroundfloodingforthe1in30yearevent;and
Nofloodingofbuildingsforthe1in100yearevent,includingallowanceforclimatechange.
4. Drainage Strategy
ThisdrainagestrategyhasbeendevelopedfollowingtherecommendationsinPPS25AnnexFand
theEnvironmentAgencyGuidanceNote1forDevelopmentgreaterthan1hainFloodZone1.Storm
drainagewillbedesignedtomimicexistingsurfacewaterflowsfromthesite,butincorporatean
allowanceforclimatechange.
Sustainabledrainagesystems(SuDS)willbeusedasappropriate.Thedrainagestrategyusesthe
followingprinciples:
Rateofdischargefromsitetomimicgreenfieldrunoffrates,includingallowanceforclimate
change;
Areaofpermeablesurfacingtobemaximised;
SustainableDrainageSystems(SuDS)tobeusedtoattenuatestormwaterrunoff;
Anewpondand/orwetlandareawillbecreatedontheplotofgreenbeltlandtotheeastof
thedevelopment;
Stormwatertodischargetoexistingditchcourseattheeast.
4.1 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
SustainableDrainageSystems(SuDS)aredesignedtomanagetheenvironmentalrisksresultingfrom
urbanrunoffandcontributetoenvironmentalenhancement,whereverpossible.Tomimicnatural
catchmentascloselyaspossibletheaimofSuDSistomanagestormwaterinthefollowinghierarchy
oftechniques:
1. Preventionthroughsitelayoutanddesigntopreventrunoffandpollution,and
incorporaterainwaterreuseandharvesting;
2. Sourcecontrolcontrolofrunoffatornearitssource,e.g.permeablepavementsand
soakaway;
3. Sitecontrolmanagementofrunoffbyroutingtopermeableareasorsoakaway;
4. Regionalcontrolmanagementofrunoffbystoragepriortodischargetoawatercourseor
sewer.
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TheuseofSuDSprovidesasignificantcontributiontowardsmoresustainabledevelopmentsince
they:
addressenvironmentalimpactsatsource,ratherthandownstream;
attenuatesurfacerunoffrates,reducingtheimpactofurbanisationonflooding;
protectorenhancewaterquality;
canbeengineeredtobesympathetictotheenvironmentalsettingandtheneedsofthelocal
community;
provideopportunitiesforecologicalhabitatcreation;and
canencouragenaturalgroundwaterrecharge.
Table3summarisesSuDSsystemsandtheirsustainabilitycharacteristics:
SuDSsystem Floodreduction Pollution Landscape&

Reduction Wildlifebenefit
Mostsustainable Greenroofs

Basinsandponds

Filterstripsand
swales
Infiltration
devices
Permeable
surfacesand
filterdrains

Leastsustainable Tankedsystems

Table3:SustainabilityofSuDStechniques
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Table4showsasummaryofthefeasibilityofdifferentSuDStechniquesfortheproposed
developmentsite:
SuDSTechnique PhysicalConstraints Comments
Unfeasible
Feasible
Greenroofs Requiresflatorminimalslopetoroofs. Notconsideredfeasibleonthistype
Limitedvalueforrunoffattenuationin
ofresidentialdevelopment.
comparisontoothertechniques.
Rainwater Canuseabovegroundorbelow Forreuseintoilets,laundryor

groundstoragetanks
garden.
harvesting
Balancingponds Permanentpondwithstorageabove Pondtobecreatedonadditionalplot

therestinglevelofthepond.Require
oflandtoeastofdevelopmentsite.
sufficientspaceandsuitable
topography.
Soakawaysand Requireinfiltrationratesof1x106m/s Assumesoilsnotsuitablefor

infiltrationtrenches orgreater.Levelofgroundwatertobe infiltrationofallstormrunoff.
consideredwherewatertableknown Tobereassessedfollowingground
tobehigh. investigation.
Infiltrationtobeusedwherepossible
Infiltration Applicableforattenuationand toreducevolumeofattenuation
basins/swales treatmentofsurfacerunoffby storagerequired.
infiltration.Requireslopeofnomore
than410%andcanbeusedas
soakaways.
Permeable Mostefficientonlevelsites.Canbe Foruseondriveways,footwaysand

designedforinfiltrationoras
playareas.
Pavement
reservoir/storagesystem. Impermeablesurfacescanbe
designedtorunoffintopermeable
areas.
Storagecapacitylimitedonsloping
sites.
Noninfiltration Usedascarrierditch. Couldbeusedasconveyancesystem

tooutfalltoditch,withadditionof
swales
cobbleweirstoslowrateofflow.
Filterdrains Usedascarrierdrain,usuallyalongside Notsuitableduetolayoutof

roads,paths,etc.
development.
Underground Usedtoprovidestorageofstorm Couldbelocatedunderaccessroad

water.Outflowusuallyregulatedby
andusedtoprovideadditional
storage
tank/oversizedpipes flowcontroldesign. storagevolume.
Needtobelocatedunderexternal
areassuchasaccessroad,carpark,
landscaping.
Table4SuDSfeasibilitymatrix
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Principlesofsustainabledrainagewillbeappliedtotheproposeddevelopmentsitebyusing
permeablepavingwherepossibletominimiseimpermeablearea.Attenuationforstormrunoffis
providedinacoarseaggregatesubbasebeneaththepavementwhichdelaystimeofentrytothe
sewersystem.Itisproposedthatdrivewaysandparkingareasshouldbeconstructedinpermeable
pavement.Permeablesurfacingproductsarealsoavailableforplayareas.
Forthepurposesofthisdrainagestrategy,itisassumedthatthesoilsonthesitearenotsuitablefor
designofinfiltrationdrainage.Whilesomenaturalinfiltrationwilloccurbeneathpermeableareas,
(asoccursnowfortheexistinggreenfieldsite),percolationratessuitablefordesignofsoakaway
systemsmaynotberealisedduetotheunderlyingstrata.(Rateofpercolationintothesubsoilwill
bedeterminedbytestingduringthegroundinvestigation,priortodetaileddesign).
Downpipesfromtheroofswillbeallowedtodischargeontothepermeablepavement.Thestorm
waterwillpercolatethroughthepavementandcoarseaggregatereservoirlayer,delayingtimeof
entryinthesewer.Itisrecommendedthatwaterbuttsareinstalledonthepropertiestoallow
rainwatertobeharvestedforexternalreuse.
Duetotheassumedlowpermeabilityoftheunderlyingsoils,thepermeablepavedareaswillbe
providedwithoverflowpipes.Outletsfromthereservoirbeneathpermeableareaswilldischargeto
astormwatersewersystem,whichwilloutfalldownstreamtoanattenuationpond.Thecoarse
aggregateactsasafilterforthesurfacewaterrunoff,bothslowingtherateofdischargeand
improvingwaterquality.
Areasoflandscapingshouldbedesignedwherepossibletoacceptrunofffromimpermeableareas.
Theattenuationpondwillbedesignedwithapermanentlywetareaandincludewetlandandsemi
dryareastoallowadiversehabitattoestablish.Aroundthepond,thestormwaterstorageareawill
beconstructedtoallowsomenaturalinfiltrationofstormwatertooccur.Theattenuationpond
outflowwouldbeviaaswaleoutfallingtotheditch/stream.Theswalewillalsobeconstructedto
allowsomeinfiltrationthroughastonebed.Aflowcontrolchamberorweirwillbeprovidedto
restrictdischargeintotheditchtotheequivalentgreenfieldrate.
Thefinalvolumeofstoragerequiredwillbedeterminedfollowinggroundinvestigationand
percolationtesting.
4.2 Greenfield Runoff
Stormwaterrunoffforthegreenfieldsitehasbeenestimatedusingthemethodstatedinthe
guidancetodevelopersissuedbySevernTrentWaterLtd.Thisstatesthatpeakstormflowsforthe
proposeddevelopmenttoasewer(30yeardesignstorm)shouldbelimitedtoagreenfieldrunoffof
5litres/sec/hasubjecttoaminimumof5litres/sec.
Sitearea=1.21ha.Thereforetheproposedpeakstormdischargefromthedevelopmentsitetoa
sewerislimitedto6.05l/s.
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4.3 Estimate of proposed runoff
RunoffhasbeenestimatedusingtheModifiedRationalMethod(timeofentry5minutes)witha
30%allowanceforclimatechange.Assumingalldrivesetc.areimpermeable,runoffratesforreturn
periodsofupto100yearsareshowninTable5foraproposedimpermeableareaof0.601ha.
ReturnPeriod Runoff
1Year 108.7l/s
10Years 205.9l/s
30Years 252.2l/s
100Years 313.1l/s
Table5:Estimatedrunofffromproposeddevelopment(includingclimatechangeallowance)
Flowcontrolwithattenuationstorageisrequiredtoachieveatotalallowabledischargetothe
ditch/streamequivalenttothe6.05l/sgreenfieldrunoffrate.
Itisproposedtouseapermeablepavingsystem,attenuationpondandwetlandtoprovide
attenuationstorage.Useofpermeablepavingwilldelaytimeofentryandsoreducepeakflowsinto
theattenuationpond.
4.4 Attenuation storage volume
Forthissite,itisproposedtoprovideattenuationstorageforalleventsuptothe1in100year
storm.TheWinDesQuickStorageEstimatehasbeenusedtoestimatetheattenuationstoragewhich
wouldberequiredforthesite,forthe1in100yearevent,includinga30%allowanceforclimate
change.
EstimatedstoragevolumesinTable6havebeencalculatedfortwoscenarios:
A) Allroads,accessanddrivewaysconstructedinimpermeablesurfacing;
B) Drivewaysandaccessconstructedaspermeablepavement,allowingsomenatural
infiltrationintothesubgradefortheseareas,equivalenttotheexistinggreenfieldsite.
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Impermeable Return Estimatedstorage

Area(m2) period (incl.Climatechange)
A 6015 Road,roofs,drives. 100 285to391m3

Years
B 3755 Adoptableroad&roofsonly 100 153to216m3

(Drivesandaccesspermeablepavement). Years
Table6:Estimatedattenuationstoragevolumes
Attenuationstorageforthe1in100yearsevent(includingallowanceforclimatechange)willbe
providedforthesitebyacombinationofattenuationpondandwetland,andpermeablepavement.
Forthepurposesofthisdrainagestrategyitisassumedthatstoragecouldbeapportionedas
follows:
SuDSFeature StorageProvision
Attenuationpondandwetlandarea Approximately200to250m3
Permeablepavementtodrivesandaccess Approximately150to180m3
Totalprovision Uptoapproximately400m3
Table7:SuDSStoragevolumes
4.4.1 Permeable Pavement

Thetotalareaofdrivewaysandpavedaccessmeasuredfromthelayoutplanisaround2200m2.A
typicalpermeablepavementconstructionoverthisarea,designedinaccordancewithBS7533
13:2009)withminimum250mmthicknessofcoarsegradedaggregatesubbasereservoir,would
provideavailableattenuationstoragecapacityforuptoaround180m3.However,theeffective
storagecapacityofpermeablepavementonthissitewillbelimitedbytheslopeofthesubgrade
beneaththereservoirlayer,whichshouldbeterracedtobenosteeperthan5%gradient.A
permeablegeotextilewillberequiredbeneaththecoarsegradedaggregatetopreventmigrationof
finesintothereservoirlayer.
Thepermeablepavementwillallowsomenaturalinfiltrationintothesubsoil.Thisdrainagestrategy
assumesthatthepermeablepavementwillnotbedesignedasaninfiltrationdrainagesystem;
althoughnaturalinfiltrationwouldoccur,aswiththeexistingsoils,permeabilityofthegroundmay
notachievetheratesofpercolationnecessaryforaninfiltrationsystem.Thereforeitisassumedthat
dischargepipeswillberequiredfeedingintothestormsewernetworkoutfallingtotheattenuation
pond.
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Evenwithareducedstoragevolume,thepermeablepavementprovidesbenefitsinslowingtherate
ofrunoffandincreasingtimeofentryintothepipenetwork,aswellasimprovedwaterquality.If
theareaofpermeablepavementisreduced,thenthepondwillneedtobeincreasedinsizeto
compensate.
ThestoragevolumesinTable6arecalculatedassumingthatnoinfiltrationintothegroundwilloccur
atthepermeablepavement,andsopresentaworstcasescenario.Percolationtestingwillbecarried
outatdetaileddesign,theresultsofwhichmayallowtherequiredstoragevolumetobereduced.
4.4.2 Attenuation Pond
Anattenuationpondisproposedontheplotofgreenbeltlandlyingtotheeastofthedevelopment
site.Thepondwillbedesignedtohaveapermanentlywetarea,butalsoallowforwetlandand/or
semidrystormwaterstorageareastoallowadiversehabitattoestablish.
Thedesignandcapacityofthestoragepondandwetlandareaswilldependonthetopographyof
thesite.(Asurveyisnotcurrentlyavailable).However,apreliminaryassessmentoftheplotofland
indicatesthatapondwithstormwaterstoragevolumeofuptoaround250m3shouldbeachievable.
Thepondshouldbefencedofffromthedevelopment,forsafetyreasons.Gatedmaintenanceaccess
willberequired.Pondsandwetlandareascanalsobedesignedtoprovidepublicamenityandopen
space.Forexample,theareacouldbedesignedasanaturereserve,includingwalkwaysandseating
areas.
ThevolumesinTable6arecalculatedassumingthatnoinfiltrationintothegroundwilloccuratthe
permeablepavementorpond,andsopresentaworstcasescenario.Percolationtestingwillbe
carriedoutatdetaileddesign,theresultsofwhichmayallowtherequiredstoragevolumetobe
reduced.
Theoutflowfromthepond/wetlandwilldischargetotheditchcoursewhichfollowsthefield
boundaryattheeasternedgeoftheplot.Flowcontrolwillbeintroducedintheformofaflow
controlchambere.g.hydrobraketoensurethattotaldischargefromthesystemislimitedtothe
equivalentgreenfieldrunoffrateof6.05l/s.
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5. Flood Risk Assessment

Thefollowingsourcesoffloodinghavebeenconsideredforthesite:
Fluvialflooding
Pluvial/surfacewaterflooding
5.1 Fluvial Flooding, reservoirs, canals and other artificial sources
TheproposeddevelopmentisclassedasMoreVulnerabletoPPS25AnnexD.Thesiteisshownas
FloodZone1ontheEAfloodriskmapping,andisthereforeatlowriskfromfluvialfloodingwithan
annualprobabilityoflessthan1in1000.
SinceallbuildingsarelocatedinFloodZone1,theproposeddevelopmentlayoutsatisfiesthePPS25
FloodRiskVulnerabilityandFloodZonecompatibilityrequirements.Accesstoandfromthesiteis
locatedinFloodZone1,atlowriskfromflooding.
5.2 Pluvial flooding
Theproposeddevelopmentsiteisnotindicatedinanareaofhistoricpluvial(surfacewater)flooding
ontheSFRAmappingincludedinAppendixB.
However,thedevelopmentproposalsdoincreasetheimpermeablearea,comparedtoexisting.Itis
proposedtoprovidepermeablepavingtothedrivesandparkingareastominimisetheimpermeable
areaofthesite.
Theslopeofthesite,lyingdownhillfromBurbagesLane,alsoindicatesapotentialforsurfacewater
flooding.Drainagedesignatthenewentranceroadshouldensurethatgulliesordrainagekerbare
positionedtointerceptanyoverlandflowfromBurbagesLane.
Itisproposedtoprovideattenuationforstormwaterrunoff,intheformofapondand/orwetland,
andpermeablepavementtothedrivewaysandaccess,inordertomitigatetheimpactofincreasing
theimpermeableareaofthesiteandallowforfutureclimatechangeinaccordancewithPPS25.This
isdescribedinSection4.
SitedrainageistobedesignedfollowingtheguidanceinSewersforAdoptionandthePPS25Practice
Guide.Sitedrainagewillbedesignedsuchthatthereis:
Noabovegroundfloodingforthe1in30yearevent;and
Nofloodingofbuildingsforthe1in100yearevent,includingallowanceforclimate
change.
Duetotheprovisionofpermeablepavingandattenuationforthesite,itisconsideredthatthe
proposeddevelopmentisatlowriskofpluvialflooding.
5.3 Effect of development on wider catchment
Surfacewaterrunofffromthesiteistobemanagedbypermeablepavementandattenuationwith
controlleddischargetotheditchcourserunningalongthefieldboundarytotheeastofthesite.The
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attenuationandflowcontrolwillbedesignedtomimictheexistinggreenfieldconditions,including
allowanceforclimatechange.
Itisthereforeconsideredthattheproposeddevelopmentwillnotincreasetheriskoffluvialor
surfacewaterfloodinginthewidercatchment.Theadditionofrainwaterharvestingintheformof
waterbuttsfortheproperties,wouldalsocontributetothesustainabilityofwatermanagementfor
thesite.
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6. Conclusions and recommendations
ThisFloodRiskAssessment(FRA)andDrainageStrategyisfortheproposeddevelopmentofaround
fortyfourhouseswithdrives,carparkingandgardensonaplotofapproximately1.21hectares,on
landatBurbagesLane,Exhall,Coventry.
TheproposeddevelopmentisclassifiedasMoreVulnerabletoPPS25AnnexD.Allproposed
buildingsarelocatedinFloodZone1atlowriskfromfluvialflooding.
SuDSfeatureswillbeincorporatedintothedevelopmentintheformof:
Waterbutts;
Permeablepavingtodrivewaysandaccess;
Pondand/orwetlandwithcontrolleddischarge.
Itisproposedtoprovideattenuationforstormwaterrunoff,intheformofpermeablepavementto
drivesandanattenuationpond.Theattenuationwillmitigatetheimpactofincreasingthe
impermeableareaofthesite,andallowforfutureclimatechangeinaccordancewithPPS25.Atthe
newentranceroad,gulliesordrainagekerbwillbepositionedtointerceptanyoverlandflowfrom
BurbagesLane.Itisthereforeconsideredthatthedevelopmentisatlowriskfrompluvialflooding.
Surfacewaterdischargefromthesitewillberestrictedto6.05l/stomimicthegreenfieldconditions.
Attenuationanddrainagewillbedesignedincludingallowanceforclimatechange.Itistherefore
consideredthattheproposeddevelopmentwillnotincreasetheriskoffluvialorsurfacewater
floodinginthewidercatchment.
ItisproposedthattheSuDSattenuationsystemwilldischargetotheexistingditchcoursewhich
followsthefieldboundarytotheeastofthedevelopmentsite.Itisrecommendedthatthe
Developershoulddeterminetheownershipofthisditchandestablishtherightorobtainconsentto
constructanoutfallatthislocation.
Thefoulsewersystemislikelytorequireasewagepumpingstationinordertoconnecttothe
SevernTrentWaterpublicsewerinBurbagesLane.Itisrecommendedthattherequirementsand
proposedlocationforthepumpingstationarediscussedwithSevernTrentWaterLtd.atanearly
opportunity.
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7. References
1. BS8533:2001.Assessingandmanagingfloodriskindevelopmentcodeofpractice,BSI,
October2011.
2. BS753313:2009:Pavementsconstructedwithclay,naturalstoneorconcretepaversPart13:
Guideforthedesignofpermeablepavementsconstructedwithconcretepavingblocksandflags,
naturalstoneslabsandsettsandclaypavers.BSI,March2009.
3. PlanningPolicyStatement25:developmentandFloodRisk,CommunitiesandLocalGovernment,
TSO,March2010.
4. PlanningPolicyStatement25:DevelopmentandFloodRiskPracticeGuide,Communitiesand
LocalGovernment,TSO,December2009.
5. NorthWarwickshireCountyCouncilStrategicFloodRiskAssessmentforLocalDevelopment
FrameworkLevel1Volume1,HalcrowGroupLimited,January2008.
6. SewersforAdoption6thEdition,Wrc,2006.
7. CIRIA697TheSuDSManual.London2007.
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Appendix A: Supporting drawings

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SCALED MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN
FROM THIS DRAWING.
ALL MEASUREMENTS AND DIMENSIONS TO BE
SITE PLAN 1:250 SCALE CHECKED ON SITE BY THE BUILDER PRIOR TO

COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS.
ANY DISCREPANCIES TO BE REPORTED TO
THE TYLER PARKES PARTNERSHIP IMMEDIATELY.
PROPOSED NEW BOUNDARY

TREATMENT.
Hawthorn, mixed Forest of Arden species
hedging. Fill in gaps in existing hedgerows
with matching planting.
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Appendix B: Flood Mapping
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Appendix C: Severn Trent Water Ltd. Asset Plans
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CONSULTING CIVIL & CHARFORD LODGE

1.1 Reference Data

Document Preparedby: Reference/No.

Sitelayoutplan TylerParkesPartnership 93670002

FloodMapping(Extracted Halcrow B5_Bedworth

1.2 Climate change

Peakrainfallintensity 20% 30%

Peakriverflow 20% 20%

2. Background to the site

2.2 Flood data

2.4 Ground conditions & ground water

2.5 Existing drainage

2.5.1 Foul drainage

2.5.2 Storm drainage

2.6 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)

3.2 Impermeable area

3.3 Proposed levels

3.4 Proposed drainage

3.4.1 Foul drainage

3.4.2 Storm Drainage

4.1 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

SuDSsystem Floodreduction Pollution Landscape&

SuDSTechnique PhysicalConstraints Comments

Rainwater Canuseabovegroundorbelow Forreuseintoilets,laundryor

Balancingponds Permanentpondwithstorageabove Pondtobecreatedonadditionalplot

Soakawaysand Requireinfiltrationratesof1x106m/s Assumesoilsnotsuitablefor

Permeable Mostefficientonlevelsites.Canbe Foruseondriveways,footwaysand

Noninfiltration Usedascarrierditch. Couldbeusedasconveyancesystem

Filterdrains Usedascarrierdrain,usuallyalongside Notsuitableduetolayoutof

Underground Usedtoprovidestorageofstorm Couldbelocatedunderaccessroad

4.2 Greenfield Runoff

4.3 Estimate of proposed runoff

4.4 Attenuation storage volume

Impermeable Return Estimatedstorage

A 6015 Road,roofs,drives. 100 285to391m3

B 3755 Adoptableroad&roofsonly 100 153to216m3

4.4.1 Permeable Pavement

4.4.2 Attenuation Pond

5. Flood Risk Assessment

5.1 Fluvial Flooding, reservoirs, canals and other artificial sources

5.2 Pluvial flooding

5.3 Effect of development on wider catchment

6. Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix A: Supporting drawings

SITE PLAN 1:250 SCALE CHECKED ON SITE BY THE BUILDER PRIOR TO

PROPOSED NEW BOUNDARY

28 COVENTRY, CV6 6AY

Appendix B: Flood Mapping

Appendix C: Severn Trent Water Ltd. Asset Plans

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