YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH FLOODING
Flooding has, in the recent past, been an issue for many communities. It is an issue none of us want to experience. So why will this Holiday Village be any different?
This Village will be different because we are listening to what the Public and Government want.
In June and July 2007 extreme flooding across the Country caused chaos and hardship to many people and communities. The records showed that May to July 2007 were the wettest months since records began in 1766. This resulted in the Government appointing Sir Michael Pitt to undertake a review on flooding within the Country and make recommendations on how to proceed with new developments going forward.
This Village will be different because we are listening to what the Public and Government want.
In June and July 2007 extreme flooding across the Country caused chaos and hardship to many people and communities. The records showed that May to July 2007 were the wettest months since records began in 1766. This resulted in the Government appointing Sir Michael Pitt to undertake a review on flooding within the Country and make recommendations on how to proceed with new developments going forward.
One of the major things to come out of the Pitt Report is how to deal with surface water runoff from existing and proposed development.
The use of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) was a major recommendation from the report and its purpose is to deal with surface water runoff from developments at source, which, in simple language, means that the volume of surface water collected within a development should be managed at the location either close to or at the location where it is collected. If possible the surface water, or rainfall, should be returned to the ground to replenish the underlying ground water aquifers and if this is not possible then it should be discharged in a controlled manner back to the environment in a manner that mimics the pre-development conditions.
The use of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) was a major recommendation from the report and its purpose is to deal with surface water runoff from developments at source, which, in simple language, means that the volume of surface water collected within a development should be managed at the location either close to or at the location where it is collected. If possible the surface water, or rainfall, should be returned to the ground to replenish the underlying ground water aquifers and if this is not possible then it should be discharged in a controlled manner back to the environment in a manner that mimics the pre-development conditions.
Our Professionalism
The Team at Sutcliffe is committed to providing a Built Environment fit for purpose. We use our expertise to provide support to the Client and Design Team to provide an environment that people can be proud of. Through innovative design we believe we help provide an Environment that people deserve.
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Our Team
Our Team at Sutcliffe has many years’ experience in delivering projects that satisfy the needs of the end user. We lead from the front, encouraging the development of staff at all stages of their career to ensure that we provide the best possible service.
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Our Role
Our role in this project is to be part of the Team that delivers a holiday village where visitors will be proud to visit and will encourage sustainable values that can be passed on to generations.
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BY SENSIBLY MANAGING SURFACE WATER, WE WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOOD TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM CATCHMENT AREAS WHILST INCREASING THE BIO DIVERSITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PEOPLE WILL WANT TO VISIT
DELIVERING OUR SOLUTIONS
The proposed development at Ellel Holiday Village is predominantly a green field site; that is to say that no development of the site has taken place to date over much of the site.
There are existing drainage ponds, drainage ditches, watercourses and water ways that either cross or lay adjacent to the site boundaries. These features currently drain the site and the surface water is ultimately discharged into the Lancaster Canal, via natural runoff, the River Conder or River Cocker, via a network of drainage ditches and watercourses.
This village concept has from the outset of design discussions and development, held the drainage principals of The Pitt Report at the forefront of the layout. It was an essential requirement that adequate space is provided to ensure that the surface water runoff collected from development, typically roofs and roads, is managed to ensure that it can be managed on site in such a way so as to be released back into the existing drainage features in a way that mimics the existing site. The development will be drained using a variety of traditional pipes and features including open channel swales, ponds and other storage features. The drainage scheme will not only be designed to retain the surface water and discharge to mimic the predevelopment runoff, it will be designed to ensure that the quality of the water will be such that it will be clean, reducing risk to existing environment. Even during times of extreme rainfall events, we will have a drainage scheme that will retain the additional volume of rainfall on site and release it at a greenfield runoff rate that will mimic the undeveloped site. In addition to the above it is the intention that tree planting, and other landscaping features, will be encouraged and designed into the village that will also intercept natural rainfall and reduce the runoff from the site, further reducing flood risk. By the provision of the above drainage features, and working with the Landscape Architect, we will provide a Holiday Village that will encourage the visitors to live alongside Nature and provide a pleasant green environment to live in. |