Achieving ​sustainable ​drainage: A ​review of ​delivery by ​Lead Local ​Flood ​Authorities

This research seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of SuDS delivery through the planning system in England, the successes and failures of the current system, and how those failures could be remedied.

"The concept of SuDS is to manage water quantity, whilst also improving water quality, creating a more biodiverse and robust environment, and delivering attractive and healthy places for people. This is achieved by mixing ‘soft SuDS’ that utilize planting, with the necessary hard engineering. It should be an exceptional   case where this is not achievable.

The Defra/MHCLG SuDS Review (August 2018), explored the uptake of SuDS through planning departments and their policies. This reviewed the policy base, and the work of a limited number of authorities, but did not engage with those responsible for approving the schemes that are submitted to planning, namely the Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFA). Whilst a good policy-base is essential, it must then deliver effectively on the
ground. This research therefore supplements the government’s study", says  Sue Illman , Past President of the Landscape Institute CIC Champion for Flood Mitigation and Resilience in the official introduction of the review. 

Full document is attached to this page.

Source: RTPI

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Taxonomy

• Agriculture
• Drainage
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Irrigation
• Irrigation Hydraulic Optimisation
• Irrigation and Drainage
• Agricultural Engineering
• Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Economy
• Sustainability
• Sustainable Water Resource Management
• Water Supply & Drainage
• Water Control
• Water Resource Management
• Urban Drainage System
• Distribution Network Management
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Irrigation & Water Management
• Irrigation and Drainage
• Water Sensitive Design and Planning
• Sustainable Drainage Systems
• Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)