A Flood Risk and Drainage Supplementary Planning Document was adopted in July 2024.
This will help to implement these Local Plan policies:
- CC2 Flood Risk Management (Managing Flood Risk in New Development).
- CC3 Water Resource Management.
- CC4 Catchment Management of the Calderdale Local Plan set out our requirements for the water environment. (This includes the impacts of Climate Change.)
It covers these:
- A description of the Calder Catchment and history of Flooding in Calderdale.
- A summary of relevant legislation, policy and guidance.
- The main sources of flooding and understanding flood risk. (This includes the implications of Climate Change in relation to flood risk.)
- The Sequential Approach to Flood Risk. (This includes how to employ the Sequential and Exception Tests.)
- How to undertake Site Specific Flood Risk Assessments.
- Surface Water Drainage Strategies. (This includes the importance of using Sustainable Drainage Systems.)
For details, please visit: Adopted Flood Risk and Drainage SPD.