Nothing new in Flood Report

Inverness Courier reports:

INVERNESS’S provost has defended the appointment of consultants to carry out a flood investigation, despite the findings throwing up "no major surprises".

Flood plagued residents in the Culloden, Smithton and Balloch area were last night (Thurs) informed about the conclusions from a three-month study into local burns and drains. Full item here

From THC web page - Inverness East flood update (25/11/11)

Extract:

Stuart Black, Highland Council’s Director of Planning and Development informed attendees that the Council was currently consulting on the draft “Interim Supplementary Guidance: Flood Risk and Drainage Impact Assessment” and urged anyone interested to submit their comments by the consultation deadline of 2 December 2011to devplans@highland.gov.uk. He also explained the requirement on developers during the planning application process to produce Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Impact Assessments for the development proposals.

A new information booklet published by The Highland Council titled “Managing Flood Risk in the Highlands” - was made available at the meeting – and is also on the Council’s website atwww.highland.gov.uk/flooding. This guidance explains the Council’s requirements for Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Impact Assessments and sets a higher standard on the quality of information provided.

Full item here