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Hampstead Ridge<br />

Valley<br />

Lea Valley<br />

Lea Valley<br />

Lea Valley<br />

Lea Valley<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

2.3 <strong>London</strong>’s<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

geological conditions<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Greater <strong>London</strong> is situated <strong>in</strong> the <strong>London</strong><br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Bas<strong>in</strong>. This is made up of layers of deposits<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

of chalk, clays, sand, and gravel.<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

Further <strong>in</strong>formation:<br />

CIRIA C753 The <strong>SuDS</strong> Manual, Chapter 29<br />

British Geological Survey<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Geology Lower of Thames <strong>London</strong> Floodpla<strong>in</strong>(2012), Royse et al<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Management of the <strong>London</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong> Chalk<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Essex Plateau<br />

Essex Plateau<br />

Essex Plateau<br />

Essex Plateau<br />

Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Geology of British Rocks and<br />

Soils – Lambeth Group Aquifer: Status<br />

Report 2015, Environment Agency<br />

andle<br />

alley<br />

andle<br />

andle<br />

alley<br />

andle<br />

alley<br />

alley<br />

ondon<br />

Gravels<br />

ondon<br />

ondon<br />

Gravels<br />

ondon<br />

Gravels<br />

Gravels<br />

Understand<strong>in</strong>g the geological condition of<br />

the ground is vital to the implementation<br />

of <strong>SuDS</strong> features, as different ground<br />

conditions <strong>in</strong>dicate how <strong>SuDS</strong> will <strong>in</strong>teract<br />

South <strong>London</strong><br />

with their local environment.<br />

Clays and Gravels<br />

South <strong>London</strong><br />

Clays South<br />

and <strong>London</strong><br />

Gravels<br />

Clays South and <strong>London</strong><br />

Gravels<br />

Ravensbourne<br />

River Valley<br />

For example, Clays and Gravels some of <strong>London</strong>’s Ravensbourne<br />

River Valley geological<br />

River Valley<br />

formations may present risks <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

compressible deposits, collapsible<br />

deposits, shr<strong>in</strong>k-swell clays, runn<strong>in</strong>g sand,<br />

soluble rocks and landslides.<br />

The British Geological Survey (BGS) can<br />

provide useful prelim<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>in</strong>formation.<br />

Geotechnical surveys confirm site specific<br />

geology. Such <strong>in</strong>formation on geotechnical<br />

properties, such as permeability, Lower North <strong>London</strong> porosity<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

and soakage, should Lower be gathered North <strong>London</strong> as<br />

Lower<br />

Downs North<br />

Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

basel<strong>in</strong>e data for any Lower Downs<br />

<strong>SuDS</strong> North Dip<br />

project.<br />

<strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Lower North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Lower North <strong>London</strong><br />

Lower<br />

Downs North<br />

Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Lower Downs North Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Upper North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Upper North <strong>London</strong><br />

Upper<br />

Downs North<br />

Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Upper Downs North Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

19 2 The <strong>London</strong> context<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Ravensbourne<br />

River Valley<br />

Ravensbourne<br />

Ravensbourne<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

Colne<br />

Valley<br />

Colne<br />

Valley<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

Upper North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Upper North <strong>London</strong><br />

Upper<br />

Downs North<br />

Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Upper Downs North Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

Ruislip Plateau<br />

Hayes Gravels<br />

Barnet Plateau<br />

Hounslow Gravels<br />

River<br />

Cray<br />

River<br />

Valley<br />

River<br />

Cray<br />

Valley River<br />

Cray<br />

Valley Cray<br />

Valley<br />

Brent Valley<br />

Barnet Plateau<br />

Lower North<br />

Upper <strong>London</strong><br />

Thames<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Lower North <strong>London</strong><br />

Lower<br />

Downs North<br />

Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Lower Downs North Dip <strong>London</strong><br />

Slope<br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Barnet Plateau<br />

Hampstead Ridge<br />

Hayes Gravels<br />

Upper Thames<br />

South Thames<br />

Heaths and Commons<br />

F<strong>in</strong>chley Ridge<br />

Wandle<br />

Valley<br />

South <strong>London</strong><br />

Clays and Gravels<br />

Hampstead Ridge<br />

F<strong>in</strong>chley Ridge<br />

Lower North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

South <strong>London</strong><br />

Clays and Gravels<br />

Upper North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Lea Valley<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

The geology of <strong>London</strong>, All <strong>London</strong> Green Grid, GiGL<br />

Lea Valley<br />

Lower North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Essex Plateau<br />

Ravensbourne<br />

River Valley<br />

Rod<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Valley<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

Upper North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Essex Plateau<br />

North Thames Terraces<br />

Lower Thames Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

South <strong>London</strong> Pebbly Sands<br />

River<br />

Cray<br />

Valley<br />

Lower North <strong>London</strong><br />

Downs Dip Slope<br />

Essex Plateau<br />

All <strong>London</strong> Green Grid<br />

All <strong>London</strong> Green Grid<br />

All <strong>London</strong> Green Grid<br />

Ecological / Lands<br />

Ecological Ecological /<br />

Lands<br />

Lands<br />

Chalk soils<br />

Chalk soils<br />

Chalk Gravel soils<br />

and Sandy hilltops<br />

Chalk soils<br />

Gravel and Sandy Chalk soils hilltops<br />

Gravel Clays<br />

and sandy Sandy<br />

Gravel hilltop<br />

hilltops<br />

Sandy Gravel and Sandy Clays<br />

Clays<br />

hilltops<br />

Loams<br />

Clays Loams<br />

Clays<br />

Low level Gravels<br />

Loams<br />

Flood Pla<strong>in</strong> soils<br />

Loams Low<br />

Loams<br />

level gravels<br />

Gravels<br />

Annotated<br />

Low level pla<strong>in</strong> Gravels<br />

Natural Signatures - Natural England<br />

Low Flood level Pla<strong>in</strong> Gravels<br />

soils<br />

Low Flood level Pla<strong>in</strong> Gravels soils<br />

Flood Pla<strong>in</strong> soils<br />

Flood Pla<strong>in</strong> soils<br />

Annotated<br />

Annotated<br />

Annotated Natural Signatures - Natural En<br />

Annotated Natural Signatures Natural En<br />

Natural Signatures - Natural En<br />

Natural Signatures - Natural En<br />

All <strong>London</strong> Green Grid<br />

Ecological / Landscape Zon

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