As co-organisers McCloy Consulting are delighted to announce the 2019 SuDSsource conference which is being held in Sheffield on the 15th May. The conference will consider SuDS innovation in the UK through the prism of design guidance, planning and evaluation. For those interested in attending the conference further details are outlined below. The Keynote speaker: Phil Chatfield – the ‘Architect…
PRIVATE WATER ABSTRACTION REGULATIONS AND LICENCING IN IRELAND The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched a register of water abstractions, to comply with EU regulations. Who is required to register? People with a private water supply who abstract more than 25 cubic meters (25,000 litres) per day. This is for ‘large’ users only – abstractions…
Anthony McCloy and Robert Bray Associates will present an evening technical talk on Developing SuDS guidance to meet policy and legislation – an integrated approach to design and evaluation as part of an Engineers Ireland series of evening talks, on 7 November 2018 in Belfast. Click here for details!
Interested in working for McCloy Consulting? We are currently seeking applications for engineers at a variety of levels to join our team in Mossley Mill. Interested in applying or learning more about these roles? Click here
Credit: Henning Larsen (Feb 2018) Waterside & Graham House in Belfast We are delighted to have been Flood Risk consultants for two successful planning applications for landmark commercial developments at Belfast Waterside and Graham House. The applications were granted permission in mid-August 2018. As trusted experts in our field we were awarded the Flood…
On Tuesday 17 July 2018, the government released their Surface Water Management Action Plan which sets out the steps the government is taking to strengthen surface water management by improving understanding of the risks and making sure those responsible can manage them effectively. The key themes of the plan are: improving risk assessment and communication;…
Sewers for Adoption 8th Edition (SfA 8th Ed) provides a strong indication that Water and Sewerage Companies (WaSCs) across England are in the process of considering a range of vegetated and hard landscape SuDS techniques for adoption, which considerably extend on the existing offering of oversized pipes and tanks. Welsh Government have taken a further…
The past few months have been a time of great success here at McCloy Consulting. For a number of years Anthony has been an advocate in the uptake and delivery of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). There is a growing appreciation that SuDS delivers much more that flood management and if designed correctly can provide pleasurable…
We are delighted that Bridget Joyce Square, Australia Road SUDS Scheme won the ICE London Award for Community Impact this week. Working together with London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Robert Bray Associates, contractors FM Conways and the local community, we are thrilled to have contributed to this community led project. Click here to see Anthony talk about this…
We are glad to hear this week that the House of Lords have pushed through an amendment to the Housing & Planning Bill which promotes the use of SuDS for sustainable drainage. If the amendment stays in the Housing & Planning Bill when it goes back to the Commons, it means the million houses the…