Will West End overdevelopment add to the flood risk on the River Clyst floodplain? Steven Moore of the Environment Agency recently assured EDA member, Graham Cooper, that flood risk measures for the Intermodal and Skypark have been fully in place for a number of years. He explained that the country park at the Intermodal and Cranbrook had lagoons in place and there were sub surface water retention tanks at Skypark.
The above photograph taken earlier this month, before any substantial development has taken place, appears to give other signals, as did the EA severe flood warnings in place for the area on 4th March, when the main A3052 was also flooded.