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This
is not a new problem as solutions were trying to be reached by the
Parish Council who were serving before
2007.
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UPDATE written on the 06 January 2011:
At the 6
January 2011 Playing Field Committee meeting it was reported
that the ditch work and piping were provided with
the 'levels' all wrong. This may mean
that the work would achieve the desired result
and Suffolk County Council may need to cary out further
work.
End of the
update
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UPDATE written on the 03
December 2010:
At the 2
December 2010 Parish Council meeting it was reported that all the
ditch work and piping had now been completed, however, there
appeared to be some concern about the 'levels' which may mean
that the work would achieve the desired result. Suffolk
County Council are to check the levels to ensure the correct flow
of surface water.
Hopefully this will finally solve the problem of the lane flooding
under extreem wet weather conditions if the soakaway can
cope.
(Thought regarding
the current 'soakaway': After what was required at the
Village Hall is the current soakaway not deep enough?
Is it reaching the sand and gravel layer that is situated
beneath the Village. Deepening the soakaway may be the less
costly solution since the layer of sand and gravel varies in
depth throughout the
village.)
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UPDATE written on the 03
September 2010:
The
work has still not been started. Bentley Parish Council still
has this as an ongoing agenda item - the latest being Item 24 at
the 2 September 2010
meeting.
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UPDATE written on the 03
July 2010:
At the 01
July 2010 Parish Council meeting it was reported
that the work on digging the ditch had still not been started and
Suffolk County Council would be contacted again to obtain a
possible date for the start of the work.
More information will be added when available
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UPDATE written on the 04
June 2010:
At the 03
June 2010 Parish Council meeting it was reported
that the work on digging the ditch had still not been started and
Suffolk County Council would be contacted again to obtain a
possible date for the start of the work.
More information will be added when available .
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UPDATE written on the 14
May 2010:
At the 13
May 2010 Parish Council meeting it was reported that
Mr Cribbs was in the process of clearing all area making it ready
for the local authority to carry out the ditching work. The
Parish Council agreed to contact Suffolk County Council to obtain a
date for this work to be carried out.
More information will be added when
available.
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UPDATE written on the 13
April 2010:
At the 1
April 2010 Parish Council meeting it was reported
that Mr Baker, a local estate owner/farmer, had 'Flailed' the
hedge for free. Thanks to Mr Baker's swift action
the next phase could now be
started.
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UPDATE written on the 06
March 2010:
At the 4 March
2010 Parish Council meeting (Item 17) the council decided to
arrange to get the hedge 'flailed' to allow ditch clearance
work to be carried out. The final solution to the flooding
problem was still being worked on by the County Council who in
these difficult times may require assistance with the funding from
the Parish Council.
(Thought regarding the current 'soakaway':
After what was required at the Village Hall is the current soakaway
not deep enough? Is it reaching the sand and
gravel layer that is situated beneath the Village. Deepening
the soakaway may be the less costly solution since the layer
of sand and gravel varies in depth throughout the village.)
More news about the progress will be added when
available.
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(Update
written on the 03 December
2009)
At the 03 December 2009 Parish Council meeting
those present were informed by the council that a property in Case
Lane was flooded out following the recent prolonged heavy
rain. Obviously severe flooding has once again occurred and
further remedial work is now urgently required.
Apparently the local
authority have further work in hand to effect a
permanent solution which will hopefully prevent this from
ever happening again.
End of the 03 December 2009
update.
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2007
Report dated
Monday 28 May 2007
After 24 hours of heavy rain severe flooding occured once again in
Case Lane. The lane floods due to run-off water from the
local area and the C426 gathering in the lane because
it is lower than the adjacent road and
surrounding fields.
Fortunately no ingress of water to properties
occurred.
Some months ago work was carried out to impove the drainage by
digging out the existing ditch however, it is obvious that
this is insufficient to cope with exceptional 'downpours'
which are happening more frequently. To drain the lane the
deep ditch may need to be extended further along the lane by
digging out the silted up section. If the ditch was extended
sufficiently it could join up with an existing surface water
'run-off' pond which unfortunately has, over the years, also silted
up. The ultimate solution will be up to the local authority to
decide.
Below are pictures taken by concerned residents affected by the
recent flooding.
PICTURES of the
Flooding:
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Looking towards the
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