The Environment Agency has published an update to their Groundwater Source Protection Zone Guidance. The updated guidance webpage can be found here and describes why source protection zones are important to protect groundwater resources, and gives a general overview of how SPZs are defined. A ‘Manual for the production of Groundwater Source Protections Zones’ has…
The importance of trees as part of Sustainable Drainage Systems is becoming more widely understood and their delivery under the 4 pillars of SuDS – Quantity, Quality, Amenity and Biodiversity. Many SuDS schemes now include tree pits produced by companies like BlueGreen Urban producing off the shelf systems. Aside from Tree pits, trees can also…
The Environment Agency has published an update to the ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination’ (CLR11). The CLR11 document has long been the principal guidance for assessing the risks of contaminated land. Despite being archived in 2016, CLR11 is still the framework for which regulatory bodies (EA, NIEA, SEPA) and Local Authorities require…
McCloy Consulting formed part of the consortium which were awarded the UKWIR Research Project that will explore opportunities for surface water removal from our overloaded sewer networks, many of which are currently at or beyond their intended capacity. The tender consortium was led by Stantec and also supported by CIRIA. The study will consider the…
Hull City Council and Yorkshire Water recently agreed on official binding rules regarding sustainable draining requirements. The joint initiative between a WaSC and a Local Authority – a UK first – aims to ease pressure on the city’s drainage network. Developers of new building schemes in Hull will have to reduce existing surface water run-off…
McCloy Consulting are delighted to have been Flood Risk consultants on the £400m masterplan to transform Belfast’s former Sirocco Works site. The application has been recommended for approval by Belfast City Council. The development will make the River Lagan a ‘point of connection’ for the city, with the exciting redevelopment effort of the 16-acre site…
Some of the ‘most iconic and remote’ rivers and lakes in Britain have been the subject of research led by Dr Christian Dunn of Bangor University and Friends of the Earth, assessing microplastic pollution. The study investigated ten sites and found microplastics in all of them. “It’s now clear that microplastics should be considered a…
McCloy Consulting engineers Chris Irwin and Michael Rea are attending the British Hydrological Society 2019 conference, hosted by Lancaster University, with the theme “Natural Flood Management – Does it work?”. Our team presented a poster outlining research and work undertaken by McCloy to model the predicted effect of NFM measures in Innovyze ICM against baseline…
EA remove objection to development within Groundwater Source Protection Zone (SPZ1) A planning application for residential development at the above site received an initial objection from the Environment Agency (EA) due to the following issues: The site is located within a Groundwater Source Protection Zone (SPZ1) Proposals include the construction of a large basement below…
Mid Ulster District Council has now published its Local Development Plan 2030 – Draft Plan Strategy. Public consultation on the draft plan commences on 22nd February 2019 and runs for a period of 8 weeks, closing on 19th April 2019. The council states that the purpose of the Mid Ulster District Council Local Development Plan, comprising…