Appendix 8.1 Flood Risk Assessment - Peel

Peel Environmental Ltd
Flood Risk Assessment – South Clyde Energy Centre, Glasgow
CONTENTS
Signature Sheet
Contents
List of Figures & Appendices
Page
i
ii
iii
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 1
1.1 SITE LOCATION .........................................................................................1
1.2 EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ....................................................2
1.3 SITE LEVELS .............................................................................................2
1.4 ACCESS AND EGRESS.................................................................................2
2 SCOTTISH PLANNING POLICY............................................. 3
2.1 SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY FLOOD MAP .........................3
2.2 DEVELOPMENT AND FLOOD RISK.................................................................3
2.3 STRATEGIC FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT.........................................................4
3 FLOOD RISK .................................................................... 5
3.1 RIVER CLYDE.............................................................................................5
3.2 UNNAMED WATERCOURSE ..........................................................................6
3.3 GROUNDWATER FLOODING.........................................................................9
3.4 SURFACE WATER FLOODING ..................................................................... 10
3.5 ACCESS AND EGRESS............................................................................... 11
4 CONCLUSIONS............................................................... 12
©Weetwood
www.weetwood.net
ii 1727 SCEC/FRA_Final v2.1
14 May 2012