Action could be taken against Redrow Homes after it built homes on land close to a high risk flood area without completing requisite flood prevention works. Two weeks prior, on December 12th, and again after torrential rain, the village centre suffered bad flooding following a King Street culvert failure which takes surface water from streams off Wiswell Moor. The council said the houses were not designed for flooding and that they had been constructed in an unsuitable location. The area has been struck by the worst flooding in 50 years recently, after heavy rain caused the River Calder to burst its banks.
Action could be taken against Redrow Homes after it built homes on land close to a high risk flood area without completing requisite flood prevention works. The council said the houses were not designed for flooding and that they had been constructed in an unsuitable location. The area has been struck by the worst flooding in 50 years recently, after heavy rain caused the River Calder to burst its banks.