The first generation of flood mapping for Northern Ireland, known as the Strategic Flood Map (NI) Rivers & Sea, has been updated to include detailed flood mapping in 69 Significant Flood Risk Areas and has been rebranded Flood Maps (NI). In comparison with the strategic flood maps the accuracy illustrated in the detailed mapping is…
Anthony McCloy our Managing Director has recently published a fact sheet for Susdrain outlining the approaches to assessing attenuation storage volumes for sustainable drainage systems. The fact sheet is available to download from the Susdrain website here. To learn more about SuDS, click here.
McCloy Consulting has been appointed to prepare a BREEAM flood risk assessment for the proposed Arvalee School in Omagh. The Arvalee project is a landmark as the first school to commence within the overall Lisanelly Educational Campus, and follows previous McCloy Consulting involvement in preparing flood risk assessment and Environmental Statement assessments for the previous…
Our Managing Director Anthony McCloy features in the Winter 2013 edition of Evolution Magazine with fellow CIRIA Trainer Bob Bray from Robert Bray Associates discussing the forthcoming National Standards for Sustainable Drainage and how the industry can prepare. Click here to download a copy of the magazine. To find out more about SuDS, click here.
The Department of the Environment has published a Revised Draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 15 “Planning and Flood Risk” for public consultation. The PPS aims to prevent future development that may be at risk from flooding or that may increase the risk of flooding elsewhere. Public consultation runs until 10th January 2014. Download the document…
Watch the new animation from susdrain which demonstrates how changes to the natural water cycle caused by development can be positively managed, and, how SuDS turns this challenge into an exciting opportunity contributing to better place making. McCloy Consulting provided input to this new animation celebrating the multiple benefits of SuDS including managing local flood…
McCloy Consulting are proud to be presenting the award for Biodiversty Project of the Year at this year’s Sustainable Ireland Awards on the 18th September in Belfast. The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of individuals and organisations in all sectors of the industry –- waste and recycling, the environment, renewable energy,…