| Topic: | Brook Rd Sth development may risk flooding | Forum Home |
| Posted by: | Anthony Waller | |
| Date/Time: | 06/11/12 20:22:00 |
| I have just been shown a set of letters and drawings from another resident who has been concerned about the proposed developments at council garage sites in Brook Road and Lateward road. It appears that a series of flood relief vessels exist at both sites and under the road at another site, and are located to prevent breaches of the underground brook that runs to the Thames. Speaking to an elderly neighbour tonight, she recalls Brook road flooding regularly as well as torrents flooding Grosvenor Road and Lateward road as well as St Pauls rec being regularly waterlogged in the north east corner. She recalls this occuring as late as 1973 and the then Metropolitan water board making a lot of excavations to remedy the problem. It seems that the MWB was in transition to the TWA and records do not seem to exist in clarity nor do they seem to exist at all at L B Hounslow. We already know that the planning officers had not identified the Electricity sub-station at one of the sites and failed to inform councillors voting on the development permissions. The developments will pose a risk to all the local properties as these flood protections will have to be removed for building to take place. It seems too, that the councils developer partner expects the sites to be pre build prepared at the expense of the authority. Does anyone who has lived here for a long time have any recollection of the flooding problem and when the remedial works were carried out? This could have many implications as it will cause issues with insurance, property values and above all risk of flooding during storms. |