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<blockquote data-quote="HolzKopf" data-source="post: 6776759" data-attributes="member: 44622"><p>Give it a couple of dry months and the planners will have forgotten all about this - the house building on flood plains will crack on - but adding to the problem as the acres of concrete and tarmac will only shift that rain water elsewhere. People will move in and then whinge that the government and fire and rescue haven't been round to help and that they can't get buildings insurance.</p><p></p><p>Went to look at a house once for our daughter down in the west country; chalk stream territory. It was a new flat of four in an old conversion. Ever flooded? Not that we're aware of says the agent. Down in the communal garage were new sets of flood boards stacked up, not been fitted, just hidden.</p><p></p><p>We may be having more rain that we're used too and high winds too but just another example of how the merging of departments allows the breakdown of joined up thinking. Here in the SE we have flooding but it's usually in known trouble spots and nothing like Wales, Yorkshire and other places seen on the nightly news.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't stop the building though; along the A2, M2, M20 - and many village locations where there are a few accessible acres - in fact anywhere where developers can cash in on commuter-land living.</p><p></p><p>Flooding is a dreadful experience but the asphalting over of our 'green and pleasant land' allied to minimal maintenance and an EA that's been stripped to the bone is not going to halt this issue.</p><p></p><p>Anyone know how electric cars perform in floodwater? - and your lamp-post charging stations....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HolzKopf, post: 6776759, member: 44622"] Give it a couple of dry months and the planners will have forgotten all about this - the house building on flood plains will crack on - but adding to the problem as the acres of concrete and tarmac will only shift that rain water elsewhere. People will move in and then whinge that the government and fire and rescue haven't been round to help and that they can't get buildings insurance. Went to look at a house once for our daughter down in the west country; chalk stream territory. It was a new flat of four in an old conversion. Ever flooded? Not that we're aware of says the agent. Down in the communal garage were new sets of flood boards stacked up, not been fitted, just hidden. We may be having more rain that we're used too and high winds too but just another example of how the merging of departments allows the breakdown of joined up thinking. Here in the SE we have flooding but it's usually in known trouble spots and nothing like Wales, Yorkshire and other places seen on the nightly news. It doesn't stop the building though; along the A2, M2, M20 - and many village locations where there are a few accessible acres - in fact anywhere where developers can cash in on commuter-land living. Flooding is a dreadful experience but the asphalting over of our 'green and pleasant land' allied to minimal maintenance and an EA that's been stripped to the bone is not going to halt this issue. Anyone know how electric cars perform in floodwater? - and your lamp-post charging stations.... [/QUOTE]
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