Yesterday evening (March 2), the council hosted a public webinar on the recent flooding across the borough. In the session, questions were raised over planning approvals for larger housing developments, such as the 227-home Dane Valley scheme which officials say is in a low and medium risk flooding area. In response, Gemma Davies, CWAC’s Director of Economy and Housing, said: “The majority of the site being developed for housing is in what we call flood zone one that’s the zone at the lowest risk of flooding. “Some development is taking place in flood zone two medium probability of flooding. No development is taking place on land considered to have a high probability of flooding or in a functional flood plain.
Derek William Barks, Derek Moore, Jason Shingler and Dorothy Bailey died in the 2015 explosion
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The scene in the town centre during the floods. Image: Matt Sayle TWO water ‘outfalls’ in Northwich may not have been working properly when the town flooded last month. That’s according to the Environment Agency, who say they have repaired any of their ‘assets’ damaged by flooding. The statement has been prompted after the Local Democracy Reporting Service was contacted by a resident, who said the outfalls should act as non-return valves so wastewater can leave the drainage system but not come back up through it. An Environment Agency spokesperson said: “Following last winter’s storms, the Environment Agency has been working to repair defences across the country. After the flooding in Northwich in October 2019, the Environment Agency reviewed all the drainage outfalls in Northwich town centre that are connected to the River Dane and Weaver.