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Title: If we do not support this we may not have a club to support!
Post by: cookie on June 05, 2014, 03:20:09 PM
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOTBALL CLUB ...Please support the application
Show your support for Q1
 
Now is the time to voice your support for the Q1 planning application to Boston Borough Council.
 
You can view the planning application and submit comments via the Council’s website, using reference B/14/0165.

http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6208&ApplicationNumber=B/14/0165 (http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6208&ApplicationNumber=B/14/0165)

You can also email your comments to planning@boston.gov.uk (remember to include the reference number).
 
Here are some reasons you might like to give for supporting the application:


Thank you for your on-going support
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Post by: oxo on June 05, 2014, 06:45:35 PM
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOTBALL CLUB ...Please support the application
Show your support for Q1
 
Now is the time to voice your support for the Q1 planning application to Boston Borough Council.
 
You can view the planning application and submit comments via the Council’s website, using reference B/14/0165.

http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6208&ApplicationNumber=B/14/0165 (http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6208&ApplicationNumber=B/14/0165)

You can also email your comments to planning@boston.gov.uk (remember to include the reference number).
 
Here are some reasons you might like to give for supporting the application:

  • Around 500 new homes, including much-needed affordable housing, will help to fulfill housing needs in the district and will make a valuable contribution to achieving the target of 4,520 new homes needed between 2011 and 2031
  • The new Community Stadium will provide a secure and sustainable home for Boston United Football Club and its extensive community and education programmes
  • The stadium will provide a sports hall, an all-weather 3G pitch and education and conferencing facilities for the community to use
  • New shops and restaurants will provide jobs and improve options locally for shopping and eating out
  • Up to 460 new full time equivalent local jobs will be created
  • A further c.610 temporary construction jobs will be created during the lifetime of the project
  • Q1 includes the first section of a much-needed distributor road that may ultimately link the A16 to the A52/Boardsides to alleviate traffic that currently goes through the town centre
  • There is a potential opportunity to create a safe haven in this part of the town, in case of flooding
  • Q1 will create an attractive entrance on the southern gateway to the town
  • The project is an exciting opportunity to bring investment and regeneration to Boston

Thank you for your on-going support


Well done Chris the need for support for the project really is so important and everyone needs to make the effort. I keep pestering the council with my support although I live in Ruskington in fact they could be getting fed up with me but we must keep the application alive and bubbling so it will always be in the forefront of planning committee minds. Please make the effort.
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Post by: howmanynames2pick on June 05, 2014, 07:16:52 PM
followed the link off here to the council site and put my support in.
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Post by: Shauneyg on June 05, 2014, 07:26:42 PM
I have supported the application and would urge everyone else to do the same.. We need every bit of support we can get..
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Post by: Old Pilgrim on June 05, 2014, 07:49:26 PM
Just as a matter of interest I see there is to be a 3G pitch. Surely the pitch should be grass to play in the Conference and above?
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Post by: Shauneyg on June 05, 2014, 08:04:38 PM
3G pitch is separate from the main stadium pitch which will be a grass pitch so no issue there..
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Post by: Tash on June 06, 2014, 07:18:26 AM
Wait for it.............wait................
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Post by: Dipdodah on June 06, 2014, 08:11:26 AM
Wait for it.............wait................

Wine, hangover, too early in the morning ;)
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Post by: Mickey Nuttells Hair on June 06, 2014, 11:47:38 AM
I submitted my comments earlier this week (supporting of course!) and was going to add the links on here this weekend, glad I was beaten to it!

Takes 5 mins and could make such a difference, please take the time.  :)
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Post by: beefpilgrim on June 06, 2014, 11:53:00 AM
Done
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Post by: Wembley 85 on June 06, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
Done
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Post by: green hats mate on June 06, 2014, 03:34:38 PM
done
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Post by: Deeping Pilgrim on June 06, 2014, 06:10:56 PM
done.
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Post by: stevie on June 06, 2014, 07:18:53 PM
It only takes a few minutes to support  this application - I urge all fans of BUFC to do their bit.
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Post by: howmanynames2pick on June 06, 2014, 10:28:15 PM
D O N T  L E T  A P A T H Y  W I N!
Give the club 5 minutes.......the Anti Q1 lot will devote a lot more than 5 minutes
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Post by: oxo on June 07, 2014, 06:43:50 AM
Great to see people making the effort, get your family members and friends to follow suit.
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Post by: Gaz on June 07, 2014, 03:07:11 PM
Done
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Post by: bostonwoody on June 07, 2014, 10:24:46 PM
Done
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Post by: Oakham Pilgrim on June 08, 2014, 09:12:52 AM
Did it some time ago and have a letter from the council to prove it!
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Post by: Old Pilgrim on June 08, 2014, 12:50:13 PM
Anyone read the latest epistle from 'Sue' on the Protest Group site? It seems if the plans go ahead Wyberton will be flooded, noisy, you'll be unable to get about in the area because of all the extra traffic, sewerage will back up in surrounding areas because of the infrastructure (or lack of), water pressure will drop, do we need another hotel (yes, I think so), and five more restaurant in the area etc etc. Please do as Chris asks: don't be complacent, remember a noisy minority can often sway things. People are already saying Wyberton will be swallowed up by Boston - do you know where Boston finishes and Wyberton starts?
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Post by: Shauneyg on June 08, 2014, 12:57:39 PM
I seen that. I couldn't stop laughing. She is the only person on there and just begging for support.. All what she says is total rubbish in my opinion. For anyone who has not submitted there support please do. The club needs your support!!!
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Post by: cookie on June 09, 2014, 09:11:19 AM
Thankyou to all the people making the effort to support the football club, as OXO says 'get your family members and friends to follow suit'...PLEASE!
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Post by: Devon Pilgrim on June 09, 2014, 10:29:05 AM
Done.
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Post by: uncleremus on June 09, 2014, 12:38:20 PM
done with great pleasure and passion.
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Post by: Sussex Pilgrim on June 09, 2014, 07:49:46 PM
Done
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Post by: Mickey Nuttells Hair on June 09, 2014, 08:00:51 PM
Did it some time ago and have a letter from the council to prove it!

It took me a minute to realise why Boston Borough Council were writing to me!
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Post by: Bostonshire on June 09, 2014, 08:15:31 PM
pmsl. Just read the blog have some of these numpties really kept up with the plans the consultation and investigations that have taken place whiles these plans was been put together.

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Post by: Bostonshire on June 09, 2014, 08:23:01 PM
Oh forgot to add    DONE
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Post by: petertaylor on June 09, 2014, 10:29:46 PM
Done
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Post by: Myleftfoot on June 09, 2014, 10:54:58 PM
I have done the pledge.  8)
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Post by: Robbo on June 10, 2014, 09:22:54 PM
Done +2, as Missus and me both separately registered our support.......
Title: Re: If we do not support this we may not have a club to support!
Post by: cookie on June 11, 2014, 09:10:01 AM
943 viewings on this topic, which is fantastic on this really important topic concerning the future of our football club ....but yet the amount of people who have actually submitted their approval is still very, very small in comparison.
COMPLACENCY MAY KILL OUR CLUB! We need your support.
Please use your vote and get others to vote as well
Title: Re: If we do not support this we may not have a club to support!
Post by: Shauneyg on June 11, 2014, 10:51:03 AM
He is absolutely right. Today is the last day for submitting your support of this development which will go a long long way to securing the future of our beloved club. So please get your support submitted today. Your vote is needed!!!
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Post by: Mr Tickle on June 11, 2014, 11:58:35 AM
Done my bit!
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Post by: Mickey Nuttells Hair on June 11, 2014, 12:33:23 PM
It's not (quite) as bad as that Cookie as the views are also those of use coming back to have a look  ;)

BUT as others point out today is the last day, SO PLEASE SUPPORT WHILE YOU CAN!
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Post by: Tash on June 11, 2014, 12:40:30 PM
Done mine had the reply last week.
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Post by: Pilgrim86 on June 11, 2014, 01:12:44 PM
Did mine last week, got a letter confirming it from BBC today.
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Post by: Dipdodah on June 11, 2014, 02:46:49 PM
Did mine first day
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Post by: petertaylor on June 12, 2014, 08:33:01 AM
I have commented in support of the application on BBC website both as a Boston United fan and as a life long resident who wants to see progress and development of my town. Pleased to do so.  :)
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Post by: Old yellow on June 12, 2014, 11:49:01 AM
Done
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Post by: Bostonshire on June 12, 2014, 12:53:24 PM
Got my reply from BBC today (not the tv)
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Post by: Ferret on June 12, 2014, 01:54:52 PM
I have commented in support of the application on BBC website both as a Boston United fan and as a life long resident who wants to see progress and development of my town. Pleased to do so.  :)

Second this view.......only not a lifelong resident, an ex-pat Wybertonian who has moved away for the opportunities that Boston doesn't offer, partly because of the council's intransigence to moving the town into modern times. Wyberton has never had a "village" feel to it unless you're looking down Church Lane or remember it before the mass building programme after the war.  The old A16 has never had a natural rural gap between Boston and Wyberton in my memory.  The moving of the A16 to the old railway line created a temporary gap around Tytton Lane that was inevitably to be filled at some point....that point has arrived in some style.

The shopping facilities will not detract from the town centre but more likely draw Boston (and other) folk away from having to travel to Springfields.

The Wyberton protest site just seems to have turned into a meglomaniac type soapbox for "Sue" whose increasingly erratic "People's Front of Wyberton" style rants generate a response of ridicule rather than any form of serious support.

Views made and letter received in return. 
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Post by: Jarvos on June 12, 2014, 05:00:31 PM
Would my support from  South Wales be accepted?
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Post by: Oakham Pilgrim on June 12, 2014, 06:27:30 PM
Mine was from Oakham.
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Post by: C.B. on June 12, 2014, 07:48:49 PM
mine was from yorkshire
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Post by: cookie on June 13, 2014, 11:27:18 AM
Just to make everyone on here aware that you can still submit your support for the development through the link on Page 1 of this thread ...it is an ongoing poll ...and you do not have to be a resident of Boston.
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Post by: Jarvos on June 13, 2014, 07:29:24 PM
Done
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Post by: sister soo on June 14, 2014, 08:07:48 AM
Done x 2 grumpy already replied
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Post by: cookie on June 18, 2014, 10:51:47 AM
Once again, thankyou for your support, it is very much appreciated ...we just need more, so if you can share with your friends on Facebook, tweet on Twitter or just ask someone to register their support, it would be great!
http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6208&ApplicationNumber=B/14/0165
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Post by: poshpilgrim on June 18, 2014, 01:12:15 PM
DONE!
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Post by: Shauneyg on June 22, 2014, 09:58:58 AM
We all need to keep pushing forward with our support of this development and make sure we all get our family and friends to support it aswell. We can not rely on others to do it. I can assure you the action group against this development will keep fighting until the very end so please let's keep doing our bit to help secure a future for our beloved bufc..
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Post by: green hats mate on June 22, 2014, 10:16:02 AM
We all need to keep pushing forward with our support of this development and make sure we all get our family and friends to support it aswell. We can not rely on others to do it. I can assure you the action group against this development will keep fighting until the very end so please let's keep doing our bit to help secure a future for our beloved bufc..

True Shaun ,  but you do wonder how smart these protesters are .    Would any planners turn down an application which involved  relief roads , 500 houses which the government and the local council need to meet targets on the grounds on a small number of nimbys .  And if they did and the appeal went to the Sec of State not a lot of chance there, these plans represent much of what Pickles stands for .
If taken to appeal these protesters will have to raise £thousands to hire a planning expert to fight their case .
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Post by: Shauneyg on June 22, 2014, 11:03:29 AM
I agree with you GHM but we can't leave that to chance we need to show our support and hope the planners see sense. It does represent a great deal for what the council needs in terms of relief road etc..
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Post by: Steviemas on June 22, 2014, 11:48:56 AM
Yep, written my support on the feedback link, urge others to do so, only takes a few minutes of your time.
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Post by: cookie on June 24, 2014, 08:36:11 AM

I know you all may think I keep plugging this thread but we have to make people realise this is the future of our football club not a housing development. Many people do not know what Boston United do in the community and that is what this new stadium is all about. Approximately half of the stadium is set aside for community use, it is an amazing project.

Please read Glen Chapman's letter of support, it is full of useful information that many people do not know about and that includes many supporters, and then go to the link at the bottom which takes you to the clubs official website where Craig has posted a letter of support for us all to use if you want to.

BUSA chairman Glen Chapman is urging the Boston public to get behind plans for The Quadrant, which includes a new Community Stadium for Boston United.

In an open letter issued to the local press this week, Mr Chapman said: “This really is it. Without the new stadium, there is no Boston United. We have to be out of York Street by 2018 and so the new stadium is vital for the survival of the football club. I urge not only Boston United fans, but all the people of Boston, to get behind this project. Please take 10 minutes to contact the council and voice your support.”
 
He continued: “The current chairman and vice-chairman stepped in back in 2007, when we were relegated from the Football League, at a time when the club had debts of £3m and staff salaries were not being paid. They have worked really hard to not only stabilise the finances of the club, but also to rebuild its tattered reputation. They have given the club a vision for the future and have been behind the massive growth of the club’s community programme and of course all this has been done during the worst recession on record. The new Community Stadium offers an exciting and sustainable future for the club, however the chairman has made no secret of the fact that if the planning application fails, he does not see how the club can survive.
 
“The football club has a long and proud history and was for many years the largest and most successful club in non-league football. I am sure many remember our famous trip to Wembley back in 1985. We then had the heady days of becoming a Football League club, but of course that dream came crashing down when the previous owners ran up huge debts which ultimately brought the club to its knees. Since then so many people have worked really hard to rebuild the club and put it at the heart of the community. Surely the people of Boston are not prepared to see all that good work go to waste and to lose a part of the town’s history?
 
“Being chairman of the supporters association, I was of course well aware of the role the club now played in the community, but it was not until I sat down with the club’s community officer Nick Reeson the other day that even I began to understand the range of projects and activities that the club was involved with — the figures are simply staggering. The United in the Community programme engages with more than 11,000 people across South Lincolnshire in sports, education and social activities and is now widely recognised as one of the best examples of sports community outreach.

“Just last week, Boston United were named as finalists in the Football Conference awards for the Skrill North Community Club of the Year category and of course they also won that very award back in 2012. From what Nick told me, the community and education programme is key to getting so many people into sports that might not otherwise have the opportunity. It also employs 30 people and has an amazing 50 volunteers. The club has netball teams, dance and cheerleading groups, 10 grassroots football teams, education programmes, programmes helping people with mental health issues and projects to get young and old active. They also work in many schools across the area delivering multi-sports sessions, lunchtime clubs, after school clubs and holiday clubs. They even have a cycling club and offer golf taster sessions! That is all in addition to the club’s elite Centre of Excellence and youth teams. As I say, I was really surprised by how much the club was doing in the community, so I am sure the people of Boston have no idea.
 
“Not only will the new stadium help secure the future of the club, but with its great facilities, it will become a real community asset in that part of the town and will enable the club to make progress both on and off the pitch.
 
“The football club is a huge part of many fans’ lives and many have supported the club over decades through thick and thin. Personally I cannot contemplate the town without Boston United and I am sure it is the same for all the fans.”
 
Mr Chapman concluded: “I really cannot stress enough that this is make or break for the club. The current ground is a massive financial drain and not fit-for-purpose any more. The new ground will bring the financial investment we need to achieve our full potential and continue our unrivalled support of the community programme.
 
“We want to thank everyone who has got behind the club so far and hope that all of you who want to see the club carry on contact the council before their meeting on August 5.”
 
The Community Stadium plans were developed following extensive public and fan consultation to reflect the aspirations of the club. Through education and conferencing facilities, plus a public sports hall and all-weather pitch, the new stadium also provides opportunities to generate additional income to aid financial viability.
 
Supportive comments can be submitted to Boston Borough Council via their website (www.boston.gov.uk), by e-mail (planning@boston.gov.uk) or by letter (Planning Services, Boston Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston, PE21 8QR). Planning application reference B/14/0165 should be quoted.
 
The Quadrant proposals include plans for around 500 new homes to help meet housing needs and will create over 400 full-time jobs and more than 600 construction jobs. The project will also deliver the first part of what could become a distributor road, providing a possible solution to some of Boston’s traffic flow issues.
 
The project website (www.thequadrantboston.co.uk) provides full details of how comments can be submitted to the council and also includes the submitted stadium plans.

Follow the link below to download a letter of support.
http://www.bostonunited.co.uk/news/busa-chief-rallies-quadrant-support-1238433.html
 
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Post by: qwerty on June 24, 2014, 09:44:54 AM
Environment Agency letter to Boston Borough Council dated 3RD June.

While I expect the issues raised here to be addressed I doubt they will be addressed and a acceptable FRA obtained before the planning meeting on 5TH August. In this format BBC cannot pass this. It would be refused & then Chestnuts go back on appeal? Should the application be withdrawn and resubmitted at a letter date with a acceptable FRA?



Boston Borough Council
Development Control
Municipal Buildings West Street
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 8QR


FAO: Mr Paul Edwards


Our ref:    AN/2014/119454/01-L01
Your ref:    B/14/0165



Date:        03 June 2014




Dear Mr Edwards

Hybrid planning application (part outline, part full) for a single composite development
Land either side of the A16, South of Tytton Lane East, Boston     

Thank you for referring the application above received on 14 May 2014.

Environment Agency position
We can confirm that in the absence of an acceptable Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) we object to the application as currently submitted, for the following reasons.

Reasons
The FRA submitted with this application does not comply with the requirements set out in the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) (paragraph 30). The submitted FRA does not therefore provide a suitable basis for assessment to be made of the flood risks arising from the proposed development. In particular, the main deficiencies with the submitted FRA (Reference Tytton Lane FRA, dated April 2014) are as follows:

•    Third party impacts
Chapter 9 of the Environmental Statement (Volume 1) has referred to the 1% event, which is not appropriate. The tidal scenario should use the 0.5% event. Our assessment has considered only the submitted FRA and associated surface water information.

There is an acknowledgement in the supporting FRA that the consequences of flooding would be increased to adjacent third parties. The local planning authority (LPA) will need to determine the significance of this increase in flood risk, as the resultant hazard category in some areas in the locality of the site increases to 'danger to all'. Further evidence to provide a clear context for the changes, specifically increases, in consequences to third parties should be provided, as outlined below.
 
To allow the LPA to be informed, the model outputs should locate, plot and label any change in depth, velocity and hazard. The number of properties, and the extent of increase or decrease in flood consequence, should also be clearly identified. For example, flood depths appear to increase to the sheltered housing complex on Causeway, and the LPA will need to assess the impacts based on the vulnerability of the existing development and its users.
 
There are some increases in hazard apparent on the south- west of the pdf outputs although not all of these are included on the submitted plan. The plan should be amended to include all areas where an increased risk is expected from the model outputs.

Paragraph 101 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) specifically states that '...where development is necessary, making it safe without increasing flood risk elsewhere'. On receipt of the above information, we propose that we will draw out relevant sections of the FRA to allow you to determine the significance of any increased risk of flooding from this development to third parties and inform your decision.

•    Highly vulnerable uses
For information, any element of the development that requires hazardous substances consent will be subject to a ‘highly vulnerable’ flood risk vulnerability classification. As the proposed storage tanks will be underground, there may be additional mitigation measures that are required. This could include valves above the maximum flood depth over the lifetime of the development, or emergency isolation switches. For information, please note that the hotel would be classed as ‘more vulnerable’ rather than the ‘highly vulnerable’ designation currently proposed in Section 3.5.9 of the FRA.

•    More vulnerable uses (residential units, public house and hotel)
We can confirm that a finished floor level (FFL) of 1.0m above existing site levels with resilient construction (Section 4.2.7.8) would not be considered adequate. Furthermore, minimal information has been provided on the proposed mitigation for the public house, which is assigned a flood risk vulnerability classification of 'more vulnerable' when considering the NPPG. We require confirmation of the minimum mitigation techniques that will be incorporated into ‘more vulnerable’ development, which should include a resistant approach, rather than a resilient approach.

Please note there are incorrect references to the flood risk vulnerability classification for some elements of the proposal in the text contained within sections 3.5 and 3.6 of the FRA. Residential housing should be classed as ‘more vulnerable’ rather than ‘highly vulnerable’ which has been suggested, and the same would apply to the proposed hotel, as mentioned above.

Given this is an outline application with no exacting commitment to mitigation delivery, and subject to sufficiently detailed evidence coming forward to amend the FRA and to inform the LPA on the impacts to third parties, we would be able to recommend a planning condition to secure the necessary minimum mitigation in all more vulnerable uses. This would also retain the flexibility of platform types.

•    Less vulnerable uses
Flood risk to the ‘less vulnerable’ aspects of the development should be quantified in relation to mAODN. The FRA has proposed an area of safe refuge above the expected flood depth, which we support, in combination with flood resilient construction techniques. However, without more information on the consequences of flooding to the development, we cannot provide advice to the LPA to inform their judgement on whether the remaining risks can be managed through flood warning and evacuation.

•    Surface water management
We note that the Internal Drainage Board (IDB) has set an allowable discharge rate of 1.4 litres per second per hectare. The proposed discharges from the site appear to exceed this agreed rate, and therefore written confirmation of the IDB's acceptance of these increased discharge rates should be provided. Any reduction/change to the discharge rates currently proposed should also be reflected in the submitted surface water calculations.

•    Reducing flood risk overall
Paragraph 102 of the National Planning Policy Framework states that development “where possible, will reduce flood risk overall”, and it is our opinion that a proposal of this scale and nature should seek opportunities to do this. It is not clear from the information submitted what contribution to reducing flood risk is being made by this application.

Finally, we cannot agree with the statement contained with Section 3.7.1 of the FRA that ground raising will effectively situate development outside of Flood Zone 3a once complete, as no absolute platform height has been proposed. The 'no defences scenario' would need to be re-run, and the flood zone formally challenged, upon completion of the platform construction.

Overcoming our objection
The applicant can overcome our objection by submitting an amended FRA which covers the deficiencies highlighted above and demonstrates that the development will not increase flood risk elsewhere, and where possible reduces flood risk overall.

We ask to be formally re-consulted once a FRA is submitted, and we will then provide further comments within 21 days. Please note our objection will be maintained until an adequate FRA has been submitted and approved.

Once the outstanding information has been provided, we would look to secure the required mitigation measures through suitably worded planning conditions.

Our suggested conditions would look to ensure that surface water management is adequately addressed prior to development commencing. We would also request a further condition to secure a flood risk management strategy. This would ensure the following:

•    that ‘more vulnerable’ uses have a minimum habitable floor level (or bedrooms in the hotel) located above the maximum flood depths arising from the 0.5% 2115 breach scenario.
•    that ‘more vulnerable’ single storey development (ground floor flats, bungalows etc) have FFL located above the maximum flood depths arising from the 0.1% 2115 breach scenario.
•    that ‘less vulnerable’ development provides an area of safe refuge above the maximum flood level, specified in mAODN.
•    that all additional minimum mitigation measures, such as resilient construction techniques etc, are secured and implemented by way of the planning condition.


Sequential Test
The FRA contains supporting information relating to the flood risk Sequential Test. For the residential element, it has been stated that there are no local plan allocations remaining, which have not been built or commenced. It is our opinion that sites contained in your Authority’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) should have been considered as part of the assessment of alternative sites, and we would wish to see this as part of the FRA. Further guidance on the level of information that we would expect to see when demonstrating the flood risk Sequential Test can be found on our website, at the following link https://www.gov.uk/flood-risk-standing-advice-frsa-for-local-planning-authorities.

The FRA also differentiates between two search areas that have been considered for the proposed football stadium – one following the ‘local authority boundary’ and one that is ‘district wide’. We would request further clarification on the difference between these two areas.

Foul Drainage
We note that the developers have had initial discussions with Anglian Water Services (AWS). Foul flows will go to the mains sewer, and will be treated at Frampton Sewage Treatment Works (STW). AWS has stated that whilst there is sufficient capacity at the STW, upgrades to the collection system will be required. Our flow monitoring records show that in 2013, Frampton STW had permitted headroom for approximately 443 new houses.

Groundwater and Contaminated Land
We have reviewed the following reports:

•    Phase I Desk Study Report (reference 13-0525.01, dated November 2013)
•    Summary Site Investigation Report, Desk Study and Sampling (reference 13-0525.03, dated November 2013)

Based on the available information, we consider the site to pose a negligible risk to controlled waters.

Information for the applicant

Areas used as car parks
Areas with more than 50 car parking spaces are susceptible to oil contamination, and therefore surface water should have appropriate interception prior to being discharged into any watercourse, surface water sewer or soakaway system. Roof water should not pass through the interceptor. For areas with less than 50 spaces, surface water should be passed through trapped gullies.
 
Waste from construction activities
The construction of a new development will result in a substantial amount of controlled waste being generated. When disposing of waste generated from site the developer must apply the waste hierarchy in a priority order of prevention, re-use, recycling before considering other recovery or disposal options. Government Guidance on the waste hierarchy in England is available at the following link http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb13530-waste-hierarchy-guidance.pdf.

The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 for dealing with waste materials are applicable for any off-site movements of wastes. The developer, as a waste producer, therefore has a duty of care to ensure that all materials removed go to an appropriate permitted facility and that all relevant documentation is completed and kept in line with regulations. If any controlled waste is to be removed off site, then the developer must ensure that a registered waste carrier is used to convey the waste material to a suitably permitted facility.

The applicant is advised to contact our National Customer Contact Centre for further advice on 03708 506506. Alternatively, please refer to the guidance that is available on our website at the following link https://www.gov.uk/environmental-management/waste.
 
If any waste is to be used on site then any waste soils, aggregates or gravels must be sourced from an appropriate supplier. The applicant may be required to obtain the appropriate waste exemption or permit from us to use/store waste on site. We are unable to specify what exactly would be required at this stage, if anything. The applicant is again advised to refer to the guidance on our website for further information.
 
Proposed petrol filling station
The applicant should refer to Pollution Prevention Guidance (PPG) Note 7 ‘Safe operation of refuelling facilities’. This document is available on our website at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/operating-refuelling-sites-ppg7-prevent-pollution.

The applicant should give consideration to the following:

•    Site drainage: including a drainage plan for the areas at high risk of spills or regular contamination (such as the forecourt and fuel delivery areas). This should include details of contaminated water disposal and oil interceptors. Please refer to PPG Note 3 ‘Choosing and using oil separators’ available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/choosing-and-using-oil-separators-ppg3-prevent-pollution.
•    Details of the quantities of fuel being stored at the site and how this will be stored (i.e. underground tanks, double skinned, leak detection). If a vehicle washing area will also be provided, please refer to PPG Note 13 ‘Vehicle washing and cleaning’ available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-washing-and-cleaning-ppg13-prevent-pollution.
 
Pollution prevention
To prevent any pollution to the environment from occurring, all work should be undertaken following the practices in PPG Note 1 ‘Understanding Your Environmental Responsibilities’ available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-good-environmental-practices-ppg1-prevent-pollution.

Should you require any additional information, or wish to discuss these matters further, please do not hesitate to contact Rob Millbank (Planning Advisor) on 01522 785868. 
 
Yours faithfully



Mr James Brackenbury
Sustainable Places – Team Leader

Direct dial 01522 785868
Direct e-mail rob.millbank@environment-agency.gov.uk

Title: Re: If we do not support this we may not have a club to support!
Post by: The Big M on July 29, 2014, 04:29:19 PM
I just read the objections on the future of Wyberton page.  Think i may have nodded off ;D