{"id":119,"date":"2016-06-09T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/flood-risk-assessment-merton\/"},"modified":"2016-06-09T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T12:07:00","slug":"flood-risk-assessment-merton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/flood-risk-assessment-merton\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Risk Assessment &#8211; Merton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Flood Risk Assessment &#8211; Merton<\/p>\n<p>SWEl have recently prepared a Flood Risk Assessment for an interesting proposed development in Merton (New Maldon).<\/p>\n<p>The development sees the retention of a existing building for conversion under PD rights, and the creation of e neighbouring residential unit.<\/p>\n<p>Below images show various mapping used in the compilation of the report.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g9EVt3NgQqw\/V1lo6ytRJJI\/AAAAAAAABGc\/Gl3wOKR_b2cEIxqZ_pQORLkZO97iA3HCQCLcB\/s1600\/flood_risk_assessment_merton%2B%25281%2529.png\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g9EVt3NgQqw\/V1lo6ytRJJI\/AAAAAAAABGc\/Gl3wOKR_b2cEIxqZ_pQORLkZO97iA3HCQCLcB\/s320\/flood_risk_assessment_merton%2B%25281%2529.png\" title=\"flood extent mapping merton\" width=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Flood Extent Mapping in Merton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Modelled flood data was obtained and used in describing the site as low risk.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-D8jKlannqz8\/V1lo7eCwX6I\/AAAAAAAABGk\/dYyn3XwVNoorrd9E1HYik5DFPx5RG6cPwCLcB\/s1600\/flood_risk_assessment_merton%2B%25282%2529.png\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-D8jKlannqz8\/V1lo7eCwX6I\/AAAAAAAABGk\/dYyn3XwVNoorrd9E1HYik5DFPx5RG6cPwCLcB\/s320\/flood_risk_assessment_merton%2B%25282%2529.png\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Model Nodes used in 2D Models<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Both 1D and 2D flood modelling data was used, the nearest water course was the Beverly Brook.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jc5j4xPYCio\/V1lo6a8RiSI\/AAAAAAAABGU\/VgGfvc24isIaeiueFzsVfqMwkXjhqmhJgCLcB\/s1600\/flood_risk_assessment_merton%2B%25283%2529.png\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jc5j4xPYCio\/V1lo6a8RiSI\/AAAAAAAABGU\/VgGfvc24isIaeiueFzsVfqMwkXjhqmhJgCLcB\/s320\/flood_risk_assessment_merton%2B%25283%2529.png\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">A Considerate Design improves Planning Success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">The Flood Risk Assessment also considers surface water run-off, thankfully the development was considerately designed with large areas of soft landscaping.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwest-environmental.co.uk\/flood%20risk%20assessment%20FRA.html\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;\">Flood Risk<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flood Risk Assessment &#8211; Merton SWEl have recently prepared a Flood Risk Assessment for an interesting proposed development in Merton (New Maldon). The development sees the retention of a existing building for conversion under PD rights, and the creation of e neighbouring residential unit. 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