Homeowners in one of Norfolk’s fastest-growing towns are calling for an investigation into a housing development built on a floodplain they claim caused the worst flooding in living memory. Dozens of homes in Attleborough were swamped by flood water following Storm Babet’s torrential rain, forcing some families to flee their homes. Locals say that the town does not normally suffer major flooding issues and fear that the Hill Group’s 350-house scheme being built on a floodplain is the cause. These included creating flood drainage systems that would not increase the risk of flooding off-site. Planning permission was granted in 2018 and the land was subsequently sold to the Hill Group, which began constructing the Gables scheme in the summer of 2022.

Source: Express November 06, 2023 11:13 UTC