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portal can be found at http://gis. following Upper Palaeozoic and Mesozoic
worcestershire.gov.uk/website/ eras are generally softer, comprising
LandscapeCharacter. The web based sandstones and marls and make up the
mapping tool produced for the Minerals Local greater part of central Worcestershire,
Plan might also proof a useful source of including the eastern parts of Wyre Forest
information http://gis.worcestershire.gov.uk/ and most of Bromsgrove and Redditch.
Website/MineralsLocalPlan/ Overlying the ‘solid geology’ are Quaternary
deposits of ‘drift’ material. These include till / Local SuDS requirements
boulder clay deposited directly by glacial ice,
Local Geology in the north-east area of Bromsgrove as well
as fluvio-glacial deposits, which can be found
Most of the north-west of Worcestershire particularly along the major rivers, such as in
consists of Old Red Sandstone. Carboniferous the valleys of the Severn and Stour.
strata occur in the western parts of Wyre
Forest Area, and in the extreme north of The following map aims to give an indication
Bromsgrove, where they form a western of the local geology and therefore the
continuation of the South Staffordshire likelihood that a site will be suitable for
Coalfield. infiltration SuDS. The actual suitability of a
site will need to be determined using site
These strata contain layers of sandstone and specific investigations and permeability
shales, ironstone and coal deposits.
testing.
The Permian and Triassic rocks of the
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Local SuDS specific requirements
Effective on-site management of surface
water can improve water quality, water
conservation, the replenishment of ground
water supplies and reduce instances of
flooding. Wyre Forest District Council
therefore requires all development with
surface water drainage implications to
provide Sustainable Drainage Systems
(SuDS) for the management of surface water.
Where ground condition allows management
of surface water via infiltration is preferred.
Wyre Forest’s policies regarding flood risk
management, the use of SuDS and Green
North Worcestershire Water Management
Ground Permeability Map.
Wyre Forest District Council SuDS D & E Guide © 2018 McCloy Consulting & Robert Bray Associates
