Comment

Representation ID: 3814

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald

Agricultural land use and change requires scrutiny to avoid negative impacts from surface water run off and increased flood risk to local communities and property. Arable conversion to viniculture creates a major risk, land use management plans for businesses engaged in this significant change should be required to have a water management plan that mitigates negative impacts and risk and should be overseen by local authority and Environment Agency.

Use of pesticides and fertilizer should also be managed better and regulations policed to avoid nutrient run off and polluting groundwater. Local Authority should support citizen groups to aid this.