PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG (part 10 of 12)

This question for the planning officer, this is in relation to the standard 7 of the national SUDS which came in in July the 31st, 2025. Now, I think at the beginning of this committee you've mentioned that it's not binding, but it's recommended by the government, and in my opinion they've recommended it for a specific reason. Now, my understanding is that standard 7 of the national SUDS standards relates to the question I asked earlier, which is explicit about the need for a lifetime management and maintenance plan, given the amount of flooding that's been happening around the country due to overdevelopment, etc. But the officer's report does not appear to reference the submission of such a plan quite the contrary. I think we've understood that the applicant has effectively replicated its previous application, and my understanding, well, what am I saying factually is that the planning, the local flood authority officers, we've held their permission to this application in July 2025, it was only when the applicant resubmitted its previous application documentation around drainage that it was then reviewed again, and it was only reviewed, it was reviewed, but it's not clear whether it's reviewed on the standard 7. I don't think it has been, but if it's not been, can you explain why this authority does not feel the need to implement what is best guidance by the national government? Because on one hand, you know, we've always been told, well, this is what national government says, we should follow, we should do, and then sometimes we say, well, it's optional. It's just guidance. So I'm trying to understand, because I'm trying to look at the long -term impact, because I'm slightly concerned that in 10 years, 20 years' time, or 50 years' time, how can this committee be assured that the drainage system is going to function and not cause problems for the council further down the line? Thank you. Thank you. So I've discussed the matter with the council's drainage. Thank you.