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Management of Highfield Road Culvert

 

 

Meeting: 07/11/2019 - Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee (Item 8)

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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.

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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.