THE RAYDEN ENGINEERING FLOOD DAMAGE...

The Environment Agency objection to the development of Flood Zone 3 land was based on a Flood Risk Assessment submitted by Rayden Engineering in SUPPORT of developing and using the land for storage. This assessment contained a "typing error" which reduced the size of the development to 170 sm, managing to lose 680 sm of land. Despite this false impression of the actual size of the development, the Environment Agency still OBJECTED based upon INCREASED FLOOD RISK.

8 months after the impervious surface with no drainage had been laid and 5 weeks after our fifth letter had been sent to EBC Enforcement, telling them for the fifth time that we would flood as a result of this unauthorised development - ALL 15 HOMES NEXT TO THIS FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT FLOODED.

The land occupied by Rayden Engineering adjacent to the flood plain development remained dry apart from ONE puddle. All the surface water had drained onto the recently acquired flood plain where it accumulated before simultaneously flooding all 15 properties.

The flood water remained trapped in these 15 homes for over 14 hours, until with the aid of industrial pumps the water finally receded remaining trapped on the unauthorised flood plain development for over 48-hours.

"The Appeal site is OUTSIDE the River Erewash rapid inundation zone should river defences fail."

Rayden Engineering 2nd Flood Risk Assessment.

ALTERED LEVEL OF FLOOD LAND

IMPERVIOUS SURFACE

In the most shameful act of all, whilst the residents were standing on the doorsteps of their water and sewage logged homes in bewilderment amid their ruined possessions, the perpetrator of this damage went down our street in his Mercedes pointing and laughing at the residents, including an 87 year old neighbour standing in tears as filthy water gushed through his home, witnessed by an EBC engineer. Rayden Engineering then spent the entire day taunting the residents with intolerable levels of noise, dust and fumes.

Rayden Engineering had admitted that flood risk would increase and had prior knowledge through official Reports that damage would accrue. Under the remit of The Criminal Damage Act, anyone who KNOWINGLY, RECKLESSLY and WILFULLY causes damage is liable to prosecution. Despite causing over £300 000 worth of criminal damage on the 26th of June 2007, unlike Rayden Engineering - we are still waiting 8 months later for the police to  investigate this complaint.