# The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020, Paragraph 27: Water and flood risk – surface water drainage scheme


(1) No phase of the authorised development (excluding archaeology works) is to commence until a surface water drainage scheme for that phase has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority or such other approval process that is put in place under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. The surface water drainage scheme must be generally in accordance with the flood risk assessment and site-wide surface water drainage strategy and section 3.4 of the water framework directive assessment and must include a schedule of required maintenance activities (including frequency), and details of who is to be responsible for such maintenance, to ensure the continued performance of the system for the lifetime of the authorised development.
(2) Any surface water drainage scheme approved under sub-paragraph (1) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the sustainable urban drainage component (SUDS)) must be implemented and maintained in accordance with the details approved by the local planning authority or in accordance with any variations to the details agreed in writing by the local planning authority prior to the completion of the relevant phase of the authorised development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/511/schedule/2/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/west-midlands-rail-freight-interchange-order-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-27
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