6.5.3.26 Paignton Neighbourhood Forum (704914) Expand text on AECOM paragraph 6.5.3.26 as Sewer capacity Study: follows: "The Council, in partnership with The Council, in partnership with South West Water South West Water commissioned commissioned the Assessment the Assessment of Future Sewer of Future Sewer Capacity in Capacity in Torbay ( AECOM Torbay ( AECOM 2014) to 2014) to consider the consider the deliverability of the deliverability of the Torbay Local Torbay Local Plan within Plan within Torbay’s sewer Torbay’s sewer capacity. This capacity. confirms that the Local Plan is This confirms that the Local Plan deliverable within the strategic is deliverable within the strategic sewer network’s capacity if the sewer network’s capacity. assumptions made in the report However the Study requires water prove to be correct, that: efficiency measures, and reduction in water run off from use of water by households will • urban creep to be achieved. reduce significantly; Consequently new development should have separate foul and change and storm water drainage systems. In •climate ‘urban creep’ from loss of soft surfaces addition Water Sensitive Urban does not increase run off into Design (WSUDs) and Sustainable existing sewers; Urban Drainage (SuDs) are recommended to reduce the impact of climate change and robust means is achieved by •a urban creep (hardstandings the council of extracting existing etc)…. surface water from combined sewers serving the area.
6.5.3.26 Paignton Neighbourhood Forum (704914) Expand text on AECOM Sewer capacity Study: "The Council, in partnership with South West Water commissioned the Assessment of Future Sewer Capacity in Torbay ( AECOM 2014) to consider the deliverability of the Torbay Local Plan within Torbay’s sewer capacity. This confirms that the Local Plan is deliverable within the strategic sewer network’s capacity if the assumptions made in the report prove to be correct, that: • use of water by households will reduce significantly; •climate change and ‘urban creep’ from loss of soft surfaces does not increase run off into existing sewers; •a robust means is achieved by the council of extracting existing surface water from combined sewers serving the area. paragraph 6.5.3.26 as follows: The Council, in partnership with South West Water commissioned the Assessment of Future Sewer Capacity in Torbay ( AECOM 2014) to consider the deliverability of the Torbay Local Plan within Torbay’s sewer capacity. This confirms that the Local Plan is deliverable within the strategic sewer network’s capacity. However the Study requires water efficiency measures, and reduction in water run off from urban creep to be achieved. Consequently new development should have separate foul and storm water drainage systems. In addition Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUDs) and Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDs) are recommended to reduce the impact of climate change and urban creep (hardstandings etc)….
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