A housing developer has been given 14 days to fix their drainage system after a 'sea of mud' hit a Nottinghamshire village. It comes after the local Co-op and a couple of roads had to shut in Burton Joyce after heavy rain has seen flooding in the area on Thursday, October 20.
Councillor Sam Smith, chief whip of the Conservative group at Gedling Borough Council, representing the Trent Valley Ward, has blamed the recent developments for the "brown waterfalls" which hit the community. In a letter, he has asked Gedling Borough Council's Head of the Planning Department and Chief Executive to take "immediate enforcement action" to pause the housing developments until "adequate drainage systems are installed".
Planning officers from Gedling Borough Council has now carried out inspections at Orchard Close sites and action has been taken. The developers on Orchard Close were handed in a 14 day notice to fix their drainage - and enforcement action including shutting the site down could be introduced if they fail to do so.
Councillor Michael Adams, Leader of Conservative Group in Trent Valley, added: "The developers have 14 days to comply, and that is to get the drainage into operation.
"That has been ordered by the Gedling Planning Department as a result of the article in the Nottingham Post, and subsequent reports from residents, videos, and everything else requesting action to be taken. If they do not resolve the issue in 14 days, then the council are looking at issuing a stop for anything to do with the development."
A Gedling Borough Council spokesperson said: "On Thursday, large parts of the borough and the county saw extremely high levels of rainfall, causing flooding across several areas.
"We provided support for households who were in imminent danger of flooding, providing sandbags to several homes. Our road sweepers have been out to the affected areas to help clear up the debris caused by the rainfall.
"The development is at an early pre-construction stage and it’s clear that the appropriate drainage to prevent the mud falling down the hills was not in place and we have requested they urgently fix this or face enforcement action that could include shutting the site down.”
The developer was approached for comment.
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