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People wonder why we're getting more and more flooding, but it doesn't even cross their mind that we're concreting large swathes of countryside, removing trees, bushes etc.
They've built a small estate near me, which was denied planning permission for flood risk for over 20 years. The developer made a 'donation' to the village, suddenly permission was granted.
You can guess what happened the first winter after construction, the whole estate flooded massively. Their solution, they've dug a big hole in the middle where the new park they built was...
RonnieOatmilk
@timmah!
Seems crazy that you're allowed to cover permeable land with concrete in what's essentially a massive flood plain.