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Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Report 2009 North Kesteven Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2008 Revision Report North Kesteven District Council November 2009 AECOM North Kesteven Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... i 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 2 Development Planning ................................................................................................... 3 East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy .......................................................................... 3 North Kesteven Adopted Local Plan ................................................................................. 3 3 Level 1 SFRA - Introduction ......................................................................................... 5 Planning Policy Statement 25 ........................................................................................... 5 Sequential Test ................................................................................................................. 5 Flood Zones ...................................................................................................................... 5 Functional Floodplains and Washlands ............................................................................ 6 4 Sources of Flooding in North Kesteven ....................................................................... 7 Introduction to the North Kesteven District ....................................................................... 7 Major Sources of Flooding ................................................................................................ 7 Tidal Flooding .................................................................................................................... 7 Fluvial Flooding ................................................................................................................. 7 Internal Drainage Board Arterial Drains ............................................................................ 9 Minor Sources of Flooding ................................................................................................ 9 Critical Ordinary Watercourses ....................................................................................... 10 Groundwater Flooding ..................................................................................................... 10 Surface Water Flooding .................................................................................................. 11 Areas Susceptible to Surface Water Flooding ................................................................ 11 Sewer Flooding ............................................................................................................... 12 River Witham Catchment Flood Management Plan ........................................................ 14 5 Flood Risk Management ............................................................................................... 17 Inappropriate Development in the Floodplain ................................................................. 17 Flood Storage Areas ....................................................................................................... 17 Raised Defences ............................................................................................................. 19 Waddington Low Fields ................................................................................................... 21 Operational and Emergency Planning ............................................................................ 22 Flood warning .................................................................................................................. 23 6 Climate Change ............................................................................................................. 25 7 Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal ............................................................................ 27 8 Sequential Test .............................................................................................................. 29 Development Planning Sequential Test .......................................................................... 29 Development Control Sequential Test ............................................................................ 31 9 Exception Test ............................................................................................................... 33 Application of the Exception Test .................................................................................... 33 10 Level 2 SFRA - Introduction ......................................................................................... 35 Planning Policy Statement 25 ......................................................................................... 35 11 Actual Flood Risk .......................................................................................................... 36 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 36 Causes of Flooding ......................................................................................................... 36 Historical Flooding ........................................................................................................... 36 Man Made Flood Risk Sources ....................................................................................... 40 Residual Flood Risk ........................................................................................................ 45 AECOM North Kesteven Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 12 Flood Hazard ................................................................................................................. 47 Flood Hazard Zones ........................................................................................................ 47 Impact of Climate Change ............................................................................................... 48 13 Study Areas ................................................................................................................... 51 Flood Risk Assessment for Study Areas ......................................................................... 52 Flood Hazard ................................................................................................................... 52 14 Sleaford Town Study Area ........................................................................................... 53 General Description of the Study Area ........................................................................... 53 Hydrology of the Study Area ........................................................................................... 54 Flood Risk within the Study Area .................................................................................... 57 Actual Flood Risk ............................................................................................................ 59 Impact of Climate Change ............................................................................................... 59 Flood Hazard ................................................................................................................... 59 Flood Risk to Downstream Areas ................................................................................... 59 Conclusion....................................................................................................................... 60 15 Lower Witham Fens Study Area .................................................................................. 61 General Description of the Study Area ........................................................................... 61 Hydrology of the Study Area ........................................................................................... 64 Flood Risk within the Study Area .................................................................................... 67 Actual Flood Risk ............................................................................................................ 68 Impact of Climate Change ............................................................................................... 69 Flood Hazard ................................................................................................................... 69 Flood Hazard Maps ......................................................................................................... 69 Flood Risk to Downstream Areas ................................................................................... 69 Conclusion....................................................................................................................... 70 16 Sequential Approach .................................................................................................... 71 Sequential Test ............................................................................................................... 71 Exception Test ................................................................................................................ 71 17 Guidance For Planners and Developers ..................................................................... 73 Development Sites .......................................................................................................... 73 Flood Avoidance
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