Memorandum submitted by Strensall and
Towthorpe Parish Council (FL 39)
1. Strensall and Towthorpe parishes near
York suffered severe flooding and sewage problems during the heavy
rainfalls in June and July. The parish council (which covers both
parishes) believes this exceptional flooding merely highlighted
a long standing problem.
2. We believe these difficulties have arisen
because a small village has had large housing estates grafted
onto a Victorian system for disposing of surface water and sewage.
As a result difficulties arise regularly all around the village
and not just when there is exceptional weather. At the moment
these problems are dealt with piecemeal and no-one appears to
have a clear picture of the village's problems as a whole.
3. Solution: Where such difficulties exist
in old villages such as Strensall the Government should order
all the organisations involved with drainage in that area to get
together and carry out a comprehensive review of the whole surface
water and sewage system. Firm decisions could be taken on whether
the infra structure is adequate or not.
4. We ask the Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs Committee to urge the Government to adopt this procedure.
Councillor Peter Jesse
Chairman Strensall and Towthorpe Parish Council (York)
August 2007
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