We are the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. The act promotes discussions with all stakeholders from the moment of land acquisition, before a developer submits a planning application. These discussions often result in an application that is more likely to be approved and reduce overall costs.
We operate a pre-application advice service for developers and consultants. There is a charge for this advice.
Benefits of the service are:
- potentially reducing the time and cost involved in working up proposals, including that of your professional advisers
- reducing the subsequent cost of abortive applications
- confirming the information you need to provide with your application
- ensuring sustainable drainage is considered from the outset of the process and drives the site evolution.
- helps speed up the decision-making process once an application has been submitted and
- steer the design process through the concept stages to outline to detailed design submission
Advice can include:
- signposting to relevant national and local policies, standards and guidance
- advice on the relevant level of detail and supporting information necessary to provide a valid technical assessment of a concept stage surface water management strategy
- advice on relevant consents might be required for surface water discharge
- where a sustainable technical note, statement or assessment is required, advice on the content, scope, preparation and presentation that is likely to satisfy our requirements
- suitability of access arrangements, for example, easements, buffer zones, (may require separate concept design check with associated fees) and
- site-specific requirements, such as school sites