Issue - meetings
Management of Highfield Road Culvert
Meeting: 07/11/2019 - Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee (Item 8)
8 Management of Highfield Road Culvert PDF 194 KB
Stockport Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA)
are looking at options to manage the inspections and maintenance of
a culvert in Cheadle Hulme South. Under current drainage laws, a
landowner is responsible for maintaining any section of culvert
(underground watercourse) that passes under their land.
Consequently, surveys and repair works are conducted at a small
scale and in a piecemeal fashion. This report contains a leaflet,
which encourages relevant landowners to submit their opinions, via
an online poll, to assess options for a joined up, collaborative
approach, which should reduce costs and flood risk in the Highfield
Road area.
Additional documents:
- Management of Highfield Road Culvert Main Report, item 8 PDF 70 KB
- Enc. 1 for Management of Highfield Road Culvert, item 8 PDF 756 KB
- Webcast for Management of Highfield Road Culvert
Minutes:
A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration (copies of which had been circulated) detailing options being considered by Stockport Lead Local Flood Authority to manage the inspections and maintenance of a culvert centred around Highfield Road in Cheadle Hulme South.
Under current drainage laws, a landowner was responsible for maintaining any section of culvert (underground watercourse) that passed under their land. Consequently, surveys and repair works are conducted at a small scale and in a piecemeal fashion. The report contained a leaflet, which encouraged relevant landowners to submit their opinions, via an online poll, to assess options for a joined up, collaborative approach, which aimed reduce costs and flood risk in the Highfield Road area.
RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.
(2) That the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be recommended to undertake a consultation with affected residents on the basis identified within the report.