Flooding in Stockport

[Gray]

You can’t blame the council, they are skint. Too busy bailing out FC United!

Too many chiefs and not enough Indian's, and money wasted on minority causes (like FCUM).

 

[bluetonium]

My parents were badly affected, water got into the house and affected the electrics too. They were trapped inside and had no heating until late last night, by which time temperatures had started to dip below zero. My mum's disabled and not one of the helplines they called offered them so much as a bottle of water or a blanket.

They have issues every few months now, but this one was much worse. Living in that house growing up I don't remember a single issue. They firmly blame the rapid urbanisation of the area, with Stockport council apparently hell bent on wiping out any green belt land to approve new homes, as well as the frankly criminal planning of the airport relief road.

The worrying thing is that a developer is pushing to build hundreds if not thousands of new houses on the few remaining fields less than half a mile from them, really cramming them in there. Apparently the latest housing development was completely cut off and badly flooded, half million pound homes finished just last year and they're now realizing they are all at huge flood risk, wonder if the buyers were told that at the time of purchase. Wonder if they even conducted an assessment. Wonder who they paid off.

I know they've also complained to the council and united utilities about blocked drains several times, and been batted from one to the other one whose responsibility it is, ultimately to be told they're supposed to be done on an 18 month rolling basis but there is no money for it currently, that the drains are too old and need replacing to cope, and there is no budget to do that. Yet still they build. Greedy bastards.

At the same time as being asked to pay an additional £59 by the council to have their garden waste collections continue, because apparently that's not included in council tax anymore. The mismanagement in most of our local councils seems absolutely staggering to be honest.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

My parents were badly affected, water got into the house and affected the electrics too. They were trapped inside and had no heating until late last night, by which time temperatures had started to dip below zero. My mum's disabled and not one of the helplines they called offered them so much as a bottle of water or a blanket.

They have issues every few months now, but this one was much worse. Living in that house growing up I don't remember a single issue. They firmly blame the rapid urbanisation of the area, with Stockport council apparently hell bent on wiping out any green belt land to approve new homes, as well as the frankly criminal planning of the airport relief road.

The worrying thing is that a developer is pushing to build hundreds if not thousands of new houses on the few remaining fields less than half a mile from them, really cramming them in there. Apparently the latest housing development was completely cut off and badly flooded, half million pound homes finished just last year and they're now realizing they are all at huge flood risk, wonder if the buyers were told that at the time of purchase. Wonder if they even conducted an assessment. Wonder who they paid off.

I know they've also complained to the council and united utilities about blocked drains several times, and been batted from one to the other one whose responsibility it is, ultimately to be told they're supposed to be done on an 18 month rolling basis but there is no money for it currently, that the drains are too old and need replacing to cope, and there is no budget to do that. Yet still they build. Greedy bastards.

At the same time as being asked to pay an additional £59 by the council to have their garden waste collections continue, because apparently that's not included in council tax anymore. The mismanagement in most of our local councils seems absolutely staggering to be honest.

Saddened to hear that about your parents, hope they are ok? What part of Stockport is it and which river is nearest to them? (assume either the Goyt, Tame or Mersey?)

 

[bluetonium]

Saddened to hear that about your parents, hope they are ok? What part of Stockport is it and which river is nearest to them? (assume either the Goyt, Tame or Mersey?)

Cheers, off to see them this morning as I believe the road is passable now, just hope they've kept warm overnight with these freezing temperatures. They're in Heald Green, not particularly close to any rivers. The bolin is two or three miles to the south, the mersey the same or further northwards. They did have some fields close by which used to act as flood plains, but as I say they're now being built on and I guess this is the result.

I do wonder if this housing plan they have across Greater Manchester, which I believe Stockport is not actually a part of and has had to find their own solutions, will have to be put on hold as there is a risk that rushing development as they have is actually affecting the quality of life of current residents, if not downright endangering life.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Cheers, off to see them this morning as I believe the road is passable now, just hope they've kept warm overnight with these freezing temperatures. They're in Heald Green, not particularly close to any rivers. The bolin is two or three miles to the south, the mersey the same or further northwards. They did have some fields close by which used to act as flood plains, but as I say they're now being built on and I guess this is the result.

I do wonder if this housing plan they have across Greater Manchester, which I believe Stockport is not actually a part of and has had to find their own solutions, will have to be put on hold as there is a risk that rushing development as they have is actually affecting the quality of life of current residents, if not downright endangering life.

Wow strange that the flooding is there yet so far from a main water course.
Watching this on BBC North West news and seeing the airport area roads were flooded I guessed that would be from the Bollin but yes Heald Green should not be affected by either the Mersey or the Bollin so where is it coming from?
As you mentioned, just simply building on green land doesn't leave anywhere for excess water to run away naturally.

 

[Gray]

My parents were badly affected, water got into the house and affected the electrics too. They were trapped inside and had no heating until late last night, by which time temperatures had started to dip below zero. My mum's disabled and not one of the helplines they called offered them so much as a bottle of water or a blanket.

They have issues every few months now, but this one was much worse. Living in that house growing up I don't remember a single issue. They firmly blame the rapid urbanisation of the area, with Stockport council apparently hell bent on wiping out any green belt land to approve new homes, as well as the frankly criminal planning of the airport relief road.

The worrying thing is that a developer is pushing to build hundreds if not thousands of new houses on the few remaining fields less than half a mile from them, really cramming them in there. Apparently the latest housing development was completely cut off and badly flooded, half million pound homes finished just last year and they're now realizing they are all at huge flood risk, wonder if the buyers were told that at the time of purchase. Wonder if they even conducted an assessment. Wonder who they paid off.

I know they've also complained to the council and united utilities about blocked drains several times, and been batted from one to the other one whose responsibility it is, ultimately to be told they're supposed to be done on an 18 month rolling basis but there is no money for it currently, that the drains are too old and need replacing to cope, and there is no budget to do that. Yet still they build. Greedy bastards.

At the same time as being asked to pay an additional £59 by the council to have their garden waste collections continue, because apparently that's not included in council tax anymore. The mismanagement in most of our local councils seems absolutely staggering to be honest.

Disgraceful state of affairs.

When Trafford Council tried to charge us for garden waste a few years back my local councillor told me to put it in the general waste bin like he did. They are supposed to be trying it on again, I will not be paying it.

 

[KS55]

Cheers, off to see them this morning as I believe the road is passable now, just hope they've kept warm overnight with these freezing temperatures. They're in Heald Green, not particularly close to any rivers. The bolin is two or three miles to the south, the mersey the same or further northwards. They did have some fields close by which used to act as flood plains, but as I say they're now being built on and I guess this is the result.

I do wonder if this housing plan they have across Greater Manchester, which I believe Stockport is not actually a part of and has had to find their own solutions, will have to be put on hold as there is a risk that rushing development as they have is actually affecting the quality of life of current residents, if not downright endangering life.

Local authorities have been far too quick to approve housing on flood plains. Why? They see income from rates and an increase in economic activity and also planning gain.

 

[give it to gordon]

It's easy and understandable why councils get the blame for not clearing the gutters and drains.
But they simply isn't the money or manpower to do it.
We had one road here where the council were picking up leaves. 6 blokes 3 vehicles and 5 days work.
Than you have the problem of composting the leaves under the correct regs.
For a rich country we can't afford to keep our drains free and to save ordinary folks property.
If only tax avoiding people were made to pay tax instead of being heroes to save a poxy football club

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Cheers, off to see them this morning as I believe the road is passable now, just hope they've kept warm overnight with these freezing temperatures. They're in Heald Green, not particularly close to any rivers. The bolin is two or three miles to the south, the mersey the same or further northwards. They did have some fields close by which used to act as flood plains, but as I say they're now being built on and I guess this is the result.

I do wonder if this housing plan they have across Greater Manchester, which I believe Stockport is not actually a part of and has had to find their own solutions, will have to be put on hold as there is a risk that rushing development as they have is actually affecting the quality of life of current residents, if not downright endangering life.

I think the new build housing estate in heald green has had quite a few issues with flooding. Who’d have thought it - poorly built houses on a flood plain causing flooding...

Infrastructure planning clearly never happened. The local council just want more unaffordable housing on the little green space left in the area. A lot of locals didn’t want it either

The poorly built airport relief road is also having similar effects, but from what I’ve read the company who built it went bust!

 

[Blue Maverick]

We have a problem outside our house with the drains overflowing as we are in a slight dip in the road as soon as they overflowing it creates a pool of water which eventually starts to run down the drive of our house and next door gets the worst. They’ve contacted the council but they say it’s United utilities who have to deal with it! Look on their website they say it’s the council, basically the drains are to small for the increased water flow and they need increasing and the drop down lowered. I reckon fuck all will get done, the water runs off from the fields above and guess what they want to build on them, which would only worsen the situation.