The Castleford Tigers’ future could significantly change in the next few months.
With the addition of Martin Jepson as a director and co-owner, they have already made significant progress towards a brighter and more promising future.
In 2024, the Tigers’ IMG score will rise because to his fantastic investments and the stadium renovation, for which they have made significant progress in obtaining planning approval.
The Tigers have made significant progress in obtaining planning approval since the Environment Agency has withdrawn their prior objections. This month, the team will attend a hearing in an attempt to obtain authorization.
“Based on the revised FRA, the Environment Agency is now in a position to remove our previous objections,” they verified in a document approved by the Wakefield City Council.
Castleford Tigers are provided guidance
In order to address any worries about flooding, the Environment Agency has also offered some guidance.
When they had previously objected to the planning clearance, this was their main issue. As a result, they have offered management guidance.
“We do not normally carry out these roles during a flood, so we do not comment on or approve the adequacy of flood emergency response procedures accompanying development proposals,” they stated.
Our only role in this development in an emergency will be to notify users and occupants covered by our flood warning network of impending flooding. According to planning practice guidelines (PPG), the capacity of users and inhabitants to safely enter and depart a building during a design flood and to flee prior to an excessive flood must be taken into account when assessing the safety of a development. Whether or whether users of the development will have access to sufficient flood alerts is one of the most important factors in ensuring that any new development is safe.
“We advise local planning authorities to formally consider the emergency planning and rescue implications of new development in their decision-making process in all circumstances where warning and emergency response are fundamental to managing flood risk,” they continued. As a result, we advise you to review “Flood risk plans for new development” and have the necessary discussions with your emergency planners and the emergency services to ascertain whether the plans are safe and compliant with PPG guiding principles and paragraph 167 of the NPPF.
“We have taken into account the FRA’s findings concerning the projected duration, depths, speeds, and flood hazard rating in comparison to the proposal’s design flood. This suggests that there will be a combination of risks for certain groups of individuals (like the old and sick) and risks for everyone else (like the possibility of fatalities for members of the public and emergency services) throughout the site.
This implies that during a flood disaster, there won’t be a safe way for anyone to enter or leave the site, including emergency services. Comprehensive emergency planning and evacuation protocols are essential for ensuring the safety of site users. We remind you to verify the suitability of the evacuation plans by speaking with your emergency services and emergency planners. We advise you not to approve planning permission if they/you are not happy with the emergency planning and evacuation procedures that have been submitted.
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