Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) for the Staffordshire Moorlands District Administrative Area
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Flood and Water Submitted to Submitted by Staffordshire Moorlands AECOM Infrastructure Management District Council & Environment UK Ltd Royal Court Basil Close Chesterfield S41 7SL United Kingdom Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Update Final Report October 2015 AECOM Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 SFRA Update i Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Update Prepared by: Craig Boorman Checked by: Helen Burton Assistant Hydrologist Senior Consultant Approved by: Andrew Woodliffe Associate Director Rev No Comments Checked by Approved by Date 0 Draft HB AW 29/07/2015 1 Final HB AW 01/10/2015 AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited Royal Court, Basil Close, Chesterfield, S41 7SL, United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)1246 209 221 Fax: +44 (0)1246 209 229 Website: http://www.aecom.com Job No: 47074340 Date Created: October 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 SFRA October 2015 AECOM Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 SFRA Update ii Limitations AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) has prepared this Report for the sole use of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (“Client”) in accordance with the Agreement under which our services were performed (Proposal dated 24th March 2015). 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Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 SFRA October 2015 AECOM Staffordshire Moorlands Level 1 SFRA Update iii Table of Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Terms of Reference ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Aims and Objectives ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 User Guide ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Level 1 SFRA Methodology ............................................................................................................................................. 3 2 Study Area Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Location ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Topography ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Geology ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Watercourses .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.5 Artificial Water Bodies ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.6 Hydrogeology .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 3 Legislative and Planning Policy Context ........................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 National Planning Policy Framework (2012).................................................................................................................. 10 3.3 Planning Practice Guidance (2014) ............................................................................................................................... 10 3.4 The Flood and Water Management Act (2010) ............................................................................................................. 11 3.5 NPPF PPG for Sustainable Drainage Systems (2015) .................................................................................................. 12 3.6 Flood Risk Regulations (2009) ...................................................................................................................................... 14 3.7 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Local Plan (2014)........................................................................................... 15 3.8 Peak District National Park Management Plan (2012 – 2017) ....................................................................................... 17 3.9 Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000) .................................................................................................................... 17 4 Flood Risk Sources within Staffordshire Moorlands ........................................................................................................ 18 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.2 Overview of Historic Flooding ........................................................................................................................................ 18 4.3 Flooding from Rivers (Fluvial) ........................................................................................................................................ 18 4.4 Flooding from Surface Water (Pluvial) ........................................................................................................................... 23 4.5 Flooding from Groundwater ........................................................................................................................................... 26 4.6 Flooding from Sewers ................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.7 Flooding from Reservoirs, Canals and other Artificial Sources ...................................................................................... 28 4.8 Flood Risk Management Measures ............................................................................................................................... 30 5 Flood Risk Management Policy Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 35 5.1 Policy Considerations .................................................................................................................................................... 35 5.2 Council Specific Policy Recommendations.................................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Draft Staffordshire County Council SuDS Handbook ...................................................................................................