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Local LPA and stakeholder Engagement Adoption of SuDS
Local SuDS requirements
For all developments, in particular ‘major’ LBH will not adopt SuDS features located on
developments, as defined in the Town and private land. These will remain the
Country Planning (Development responsibility of the developers and owners,
Management Procedure) (England) Order however LLFA and LPA will still expect to see
2015, developers should enter early SuDS integrated on all (major) developments,
discussion with the Council’s SuDS officers at and will provide approval of same through
pre-application stage in regards to their SuDS the planning process.
proposal. The SuDS officer should be In cases where the Council adopts SuDS, an
engaged during pre-application discussions
via the Local Planning Authority (LPA) or agreement or vesting document will be
required and land ownership may need to be
contacted directly through the contact
details on the Hackney Sustainable Drainage transferred to LBH. A guarantee period of
twelve months (or more where deemed
Systems website.
necessary) for the developer to undertake
In contrast to ‘traditional’ drainage methods any making good and maintenance during
it is imperative that consideration is given to this validation period will be required. To
SuDS at the early stage of the design process facilitate adoption discussion with the
to ensure their successful incorporation in the Council will be required and it is
overall masterplan. This will also reduce the recommended that the conversation
chance of schemes being rejected due to the commences early on at pre-planning stage.
absence of an appropriate SuDS strategy in
23 the overall development. LB of Hackney have created and adopted
SuDS as part of the Public Open Space and
Developers must engage external Local Highway assets. The type of SuDS
stakeholders including the Environment incorporated vary across the Borough and
Agency, Thames Water Utilities Ltd, the Canal have included under-drained basins in parks,
& River Trust, Transport for London, Network permeable paving in parking bays, treepits in
Rail and the London Underground where the footways and raingarden to capture
relevant, to obtain the necessary permission runoff from the carriageways.
and consents as part of the SuDS proposal.
LBH may request evidence from the
developers to show that consultations have
been undertaken with the external
stakeholders and their permission obtained
where necessary as part of the SuDS
strategy.
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