Service Description: The Pan Urban Extension is a housing and regeneration community project being delivered by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with Spectrum Housing Group creating approximately 1009 homes, with all tenures exceeding level 4+ of the Code for Sustainable Homes, Lifetime Homes and Building for Life (Gold Standard).
Answer: The Council prior to going our to tender undertook ground work investigation and then from the Council selecting Miller Homes in January 2008 have undertaken further substantial drainage surveys and ground work investigations. These have been carried out in conjunction with discussions with the Environment Agency and Southern water, and this has resulted in a number of detention/balancing ponds being built into the infrastructure of the Site to contain the surface water run off and slowly allow excess water to filter back into the existing stream networks and storm systems and thus maintain existing flow levels which are required by the Environment Agency. Miller Homes will have to comply with any and all other statutory requirements to ensure that future storm events are taken into account. - Related Link