Memorandum submitted by Woodmancote Parish
Council (FL 40)
We note that the House of Commons intends to
hold an enquiry into flooding.
Whilst to some extent flooding has always been
problematical, particularly in the River Severn environs, this
has been exacerbated by the lack of good land management generally
and particularly in those areas. Ditches and dykes are no longer
kept clear of undergrowth, drains are not regularly cleansed and
in addition there is far too much "hard landscaping"
and intensive housing development all of which prevent the proper
absorption of rain run-off.
This will continue and "global warming"
will provide a convenient excuse, until proper care is taken to
carefully assess every proposed development and the area for which
it is intended. It is no longer good enough just to build hundreds
of homes on every scrap of available land, whether it be brownfield,
greenbelt, white land in the town or the countryside. We have
a duty to ensure that environmentalists, architects, town planners
and landscape architects work together to improve our environment
and ensure that our country is preserved for future generations.
M K Everett (Mrs)
Chairman, Woodmancote Parish Council
August 2007
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