Seaside spend
Senior Engineer, Vicki Berg-Holdo, looks at the difficult choices ahead for allocation of coastal protection funds.
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Sewer adoption: The private vs public debate
Are sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) becoming harder to adopt for new residential developments? What are the challenges of site-wide SuDS strategies? Technical Director, Jason Morgans, has worked in the field of highways, transportation engineering and drainage for more than 25 years. In the following article he reflects on changes in both design approaches and policy
Endangered eels protected by latest infrastructure upgrade
In order to fulfil its long-term flood-risk management responsibilities while protecting and enhancing local biodiversity, the Lower Severn Internal Drainage Board’s (LSIDB) programme of improvements to its ageing infrastructure installations continues. The land drainage pumping stations at Saul and Elmore Back have been upgraded so that they no longer form a barrier to eel migration.
Balanced and ecological SuDs approach
A combination of transport planning and sustainable drainage expertise from Motion helped secure approval for Silverleaf Group, who plans to build up to 35 dwellings in East Sussex. The development will provide much-needed housing, including some affordable homes on land at Coopers Green, Uckfield.