SuDS in London - a guide
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Benefits<br />
• Off-grid <strong>SuDS</strong> system – no<br />
pressure on exist<strong>in</strong>g dra<strong>in</strong>s<br />
• A cross-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary approach<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g development allowed for<br />
the revision of plann<strong>in</strong>g tools<br />
• Popular contribution to the character<br />
and function of the public space<br />
• Innovative scor<strong>in</strong>g system used<br />
to quantify greenspace factors<br />
and give weight to ecological<br />
and aesthetic considerations<br />
• The scor<strong>in</strong>g system used to<br />
quantify green space factors<br />
works <strong>in</strong> a UK context<br />
Lessons learned<br />
• Development-wide consideration<br />
of topography crucial to success<br />
• Incorporation of water features such<br />
as founta<strong>in</strong>s can be achieved by<br />
recycl<strong>in</strong>g water collected by <strong>SuDS</strong><br />
Retention pond<br />
124 5 Case studies
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