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Permeable Paving for Planning Applications: When It Works and When It Doesn’t

Permeable paving is one of the most common SuDS features used in drainage strategies for planning applications, and on the right site it is one of the most useful. It lets rainfall pass through the surface into a stone sub-base…
Posted on 15th June, 2026
, in LLFA 
, in SuDS 
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LLFA Objection to a Planning Application: Why Drainage Strategies Are Rejected and How to Resolve It

Posted on 23rd March, 2026
, in LLFA 
, in SuDS 
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Riparian Ownership: Your Rights and Responsibilities in the UK

If you own, rent out or are developing land beside a river, stream, brook or ditch, you are almost certainly a riparian owner, and riparian ownership carries legal duties that most landowners never realise they hold until a flood or…
Posted on 6th June, 2025
, in FRAP 
, in IDB 
, in LLFA 
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Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Explained

The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 is the law that governs how flood risk is managed in England and Wales. It received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010, made county and unitary councils responsible for local flooding, gave the…
Posted on 6th January, 2025
, in LLFA 
, in SuDS 
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Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA): What It Is and What It Means for Your Application

A Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) is the county council or unitary authority responsible for managing local flood risk across its area: surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses. On major planning applications it is a statutory consultee on surface water…
Posted on 26th August, 2024
, in LLFA 
, in NPPF 
, in SuDS 
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