We support the concept statement acknowledging:
- A contaminated land study will be required due to the previous uses of the site;
- SuDS need to be provided and a drainage strategy submitted;
- That upgrades to the foul water infrastructure network may be required. This issue is acknowledged in your Water Cycle Study so the reference in your allocations DPD is welcomed.

We are also pleased that you have suggested the greenspace could be located in the area of the site at risk of flooding. We strongly support this which would address the sequential approach advocated by the NPPF. A Flood Risk Assessment should support any future planning application to ensure all areas of Flood Zone are correctly identified. You may consider it useful to add this requirement to the policy as a minor amendment.

It would be beneficial if the policy could recognise the relationship of the site to the employment area nearby. There are several permitted waste sites on Rawreth Industrial Estate which could have issues associated with them which would cause nuisance to residents, for example noise, dust, odour and pests.