Paddock Wood surface water management plan
Paddock Wood has experienced significant river flooding events, notably in 1960, 1968 and 2000. In more recent years a number of incidents of surface water flooding associated with the small watercourses, sewerage and private drainage systems have been reported.
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council required evidence to demonstrate the current risk to the existing developed area and to potential future development areas. They also needed to ensure that new development does not increase the risk of flooding, and where possible may enable risk to be reduced.
Conclusions
Following the study and a public engagement event, it was shown that there is no single measure which could substantially reduce flood risk across Paddock Wood. Instead, a combination of policies, local action and larger-scale measures will be required to manage and reduce the existing level of flood risk.
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Paddock Wood surface water management plan (SWMP) - stage 1 report (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Appendix A
Appendix A - Maps (list) (PDF, 1 MB)
- Map 1: study area and topography (PDF, 600 KB)
- Map 2: watercourses and drainage systems (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 3: unmaintained and disputed drainage assets (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Map 4: land use and development (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 5: historic flooding (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 6: flooding receptors (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 7: fluvial flood zones (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Map 8: flood map for surface water - 1 in 30 year (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Map 9: flood map for surface water - 1 in 200 year (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Map 10: modelled watercourses and drainage systems (PDF, 540 KB)
- Map 11: sub-catchments used for damage calculations (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- There is no Map 12
- Map 13: model results - depth - 1 in 10 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Map 14: model results - depth - 1 in 30 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Map 15: model results - depth - 1 in 100 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Map 16: model results - depth - 1 in 200 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Map 17: model results - depth - 1 in 100 annual exceedance probability plus climate change, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Map 18: model results - hazard rating - 1 in 10 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 19: model results - hazard rating - 1 in 30 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 20: model results - hazard rating - 1 in 100 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 21: model results - hazard rating - 1 in 200 annual exceedance probability, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Map 22: model results - hazard rating - 1 in 100 annual exceedance probability plus climate change, 600 minute storm duration (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Appendices B to L
- Appendix B - project data register (PDF, 160 KB)
- Appendix C - site visits (PDF, 3.2 MB)
- Appendix D - risk assessment methodology (PDF, 570 KB)
- Appendix E - measures and options methodology (PDF, 200 KB)
- Appendix F - detailed site appraisals (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Appendix G - communications and engagement plan (PDF, 255 KB)
- Appendix H - public engagement event (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Appendix I - photographs of flooding (PDF, 330 KB)
- Appendix J - action plan (PDF, 140 KB)
- Appendix K - technical notes (PDF, 530 KB)
- Appendix L - data sharing protocol (PDF, 120 KB)
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Paddock Wood Surface Water Management Plan - stage 2 report (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Main report figures (PDF, 5.0 MB)