From a correspondent:

I attempted to go to Countrywide today (which used to be described as ‘Countrywide at Broadclyst’, but I guess it is now very much at Cranbrook).

The lane that used to lead there was closed a few months ago when the Cranbrook Educational Campus opened. Today I took the rerouted road and came across a torrent of water flowing across the road, several centimetres in depth.

This never to my knowledge happened on the old lane, and I don’t doubt that the run off from a newly built school will have contributed to this.

I imagine Countrywide are not too happy about the loss of custom, I am sure I am not the only one to have to turn back.

Exemplar of bad planning really! I also noticed the so-called ‘Country Park’ was completely flooded. I do feel sorry for those who live there, they are not responsible for bad planning decisions, but have to live with the consequences now.