◆ DAVID SMITH ASSOCIATES ◆ Consulting Structural & Civil Engineers ◆ ◆ London ◆ Northampton ◆ Cirencester ◆ Birmingham ◆ www.dsagroup.co.uk FLOOD INVESTIGATION REPORT FRANCIS ROW UPPER STOWE 1st OCTOBER 2019 Client: Flood and Water Management Northamptonshire County Council One Angel Square 4 Angel Street Northampton NN1 1ED Prepared By: Richard Jones Date: 13th January 2021 Reference: 19/37140 Revision: 04 VAT Registration No.: 670 8636 12 Eur Ing David Smith BSc(Hons), CEng, MICE, MIStructE, CMaPS, MFPWS, FCABE, ACIArb, Hitesh Jethwa BScEng(Hons), I.Eng, AMIStructE Steven Ainge BEng(Hons), IEng, AMIStructE Richard Jones HNC, TMICE, Eng.Tech, Thomas Garrod B.Eng.(Hons), John Mills MA(Cantab), CEng, MICE, MIStructE. London Northampton Cirencester Birmingham 16 Upper Woburn Place 8 Duncan Close Waterloo House Central Boulevard, London Moulton Park The Waterloo Blythe Valley Business Park WC1H 0AF Northampton, NN3 6WL Cirencester, GL7 2PY Solihull, B90 8AG. 0203 741 8042 01604 782620 01285 657328 01564 711008 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Our Privacy Notice can be viewed by visiting www.dsagroup.co.uk/privacy-policy REVISION SCHEDULE Northamptonshire County Council Flood Investigation Report Francis Row, Upper Stowe David Smith Associates Reference: 19/37140 Rev Date Details Author Checked Approved 01 07/08/20 Draft Report. Richard Jones Ruth Burnham Phil Jones (David Smith (Senior Flood & (Flood & Water Associates) Water Officer, Manager, NCC) NCC) 02 25/11/20 Draft report for Richard Jones Emma Dabbs Phil Jones stakeholder consultation. (David Smith (Flood & Water (Flood & Water Associates) Officer, NCC) Manager, NCC) 03 13/01/21 Revision following Richard Jones Emma Dabbs Phil Jones additional (David Smith (Flood & Water (Flood & Water information/consultation. Associates) Officer, NCC) Manager, NCC) 04 13/01/21 Addresses redacted. Richard Jones Ruth Burnham Phil Jones Public version. (David Smith (Senior Flood & (Flood & Water Associates) Water Officer, Manager, NCC) NCC) FOREWORD One of the roles of Northamptonshire County Council as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) is to carry out investigations into flooding incidents if they meet the set thresholds. The LFFA will: • Identify and explain the likely cause/s of flooding; • Identify which authorities, communities and individuals have relevant flood risk management powers and responsibilities; • Provide recommendations for each of those authorities, communities and individuals; and • Outline whether those authorities, communities or individuals have or will exercise their powers or responsibilities in response to the flooding incident. The LLFA cannot: • Resolve the flooding issues or provide designed solutions; or • Force Authorities to undertake any of the recommended actions. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................. 6 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Lead Local Flood Authority Investigation ................................................................................ 8 1.2 Method of Investigation .......................................................................................................... 9 2. RAINFALL ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 9 3. FLOODING HISTORY ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Previous Reports of Flooding ................................................................................................ 11 4. LOCATION OF FLOODING .............................................................................................................. 12 4.1 Location in Context................................................................................................................ 12 5. DRAINAGE SYSTEMS & WATERCOURSES ...................................................................................... 15 5.1 Natural Watercourses ........................................................................................................... 15 5.2 Drainage Systems .................................................................................................................. 15 5.3 Flood Resilience ..................................................................................................................... 16 6. DESCRIPTION OF FLOOD EVENT .................................................................................................... 16 6.1 Rainfall and Flood Water ....................................................................................................... 16 6.2 Response to Flooding ............................................................................................................ 17 7. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 19 8. RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................... 20 8.1 General .................................................................................................................................. 20 8.2 Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) ......................................................................................... 20 8.3 Communities ......................................................................................................................... 20 8.4 Highway Authority – Northamptonshire Highways .............................................................. 22 8.5 Daventry District Council (DDC) ............................................................................................ 23 8.6 Developers ............................................................................................................................. 23 8.7 Environment Agency (EA) ...................................................................................................... 23 8.8 Water Company - Anglian Water Services (AWS) ................................................................. 24 9. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................................... 24 9.1 Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) ......................................................................................... 24 9.2 Communities ......................................................................................................................... 24 9.3 Highway Authority – Northamptonshire Highways .............................................................. 25 9.4 Daventry District Council (DDC) ............................................................................................ 25 9.5 Land Owners and Developers................................................................................................ 25 9.6 Environment Agency (EA) ...................................................................................................... 26 9.7 Water Authority (Anglian Water Services) (AWS) ................................................................. 27 DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................... 28 ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................ 29 USEFUL LINKS ........................................................................................................................................ 29 USEFUL CONTACTS ................................................................................................................................ 30 Appendix A Flood Incident Plan Appendix B Residents Photographs Appendix C Photographs Appendix D Environment Agency Standard Notice EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Flood Investigation Report (FIR) has been completed by David Smith Associates on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) under its duties as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) in accordance with Section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (F&WMA). Statutory Context Section 19 of the F&WMA states that on becoming aware of a flood which meets certain pre- determined criteria, the LLFA must undertake a formal flood investigation in order to determine the relevant flood risk management authorities involved and which flood risk management functions have been, or should be taken to mitigate future flood risk. Where an authority carries out an investigation it must publish the results. Within the Northamptonshire Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, the approved thresholds for undertaking a FIR are: A formal flood investigation will be carried out if one or more of the following occurs: • Flooding affecting critical infrastructure* for more than three hours from the onset of flooding; • Internal flooding** of a building has been experienced on more than one occasion in the last five years; and/or • Internal flooding of five buildings in close proximity*** has been experienced during a single flood incident. * Those infrastructure assets (physical or electronic) that are vital to the continued delivery and integrity of essential national services,