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25Jun 2020
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SuDS – The Welsh Way

Ian Titherington, Cardiff City Council   It has been an absolute pleasure being the CIRIA SuDS Champion for the last 12 months. To be recognised by people whom I greatly admire (and pinch great ideas from) is all a bit …

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29May 2018
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A new beginning for SuDS in Wales

Following consultations in 2017, the Welsh Minister for Environment has now signed the Commencement Order which brings Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 into force in Wales. As a result, from January 7 2019, proposed new developments …

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17Jan 2018
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Have your say on the new SuDS approval process in Wales.

In my post dated June 2017 I provided information on the Welsh Government consultation on implementing a requirement for SuDS in all new developments through Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. Since then, there has been …

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04Jun 2017
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Welsh Government’s consultation on mandating SuDS

Phil Chatfield, Welsh Government   The Welsh Government published voluntary standards for sustainable drainage in January 2016, following a public consultation in 2015. The standards set out principles to be taken into account in designing surface drainage for new developments …

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29Jul 2015
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The SuDS state of play

Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting   After a number of years waiting in the wings, the SuDS Standards finally made centre stage, but perhaps now not in the manner that many of us had anticipated. The release of the ministerial statement …

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29Dec 2014
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So who is to blame??

Owen Davies   Government have finally played their cards in relation to how the recommendations from Pitt can finally be laid to rest. Are we actually surprised that the outcome of the consultation is exactly what the questions indicated? Yes …

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