Flood warning over Weymouth new homes plan
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The proposed development would have three 3-bed homes and four 4-bed homes
Amended plans for new homes in Weymouth have been criticised over flooding and environmental worries.
Developer Jason House submitted plans for seven homes on a site off Watery Lane.
The Environment Agency and Dorset Wildlife Trust are among the bodies objecting over issues including flood risk and traffic levels.
The plans were amended from a previous application to bring the properties' floor levels higher.
The greenfield site is west of the lane with the proposal for three 3-bed homes and four 4-bed homes, all with attached garages.
If allowed it will also include a new bridge over the Pucksey Brook and a new site road.
A previous application for the site was submitted in 2015 but was withdrawn to await flood data remodelling from the Environment Agency, which has maintained its objection.
The plans were amended to increase the finished floor levels to take the proposed homes above the predicted one in 100-year flood risk.
Weymouth Town Council has also continued its objections - saying the site is outside of the defined development boundary for the area and has traffic concerns, local flooding issues and concerns over the planned sustainable drainage system.
The Environment Agency said it had concerns over plans for changes to the profile of the river channel and the flood risk, asking for additional modelling on both issues.
Concerns have also been raised by Dorset Wildlife Trust which said trees proposed for removal had "both significant ecological value and amenity value given their current location along a public footpath".
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