Moghrey Mie Posted Monday at 05:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:57 PM Doesn't it flood down there around TESCO's carpark? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/permission-for-109-new-apartments-in-douglas/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted Monday at 06:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:20 PM 22 minutes ago, Moghrey Mie said: Doesn't it flood down there around TESCO's carpark? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/permission-for-109-new-apartments-in-douglas/ Mentioned a few months back under Alfs got a dream I think and covered there . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted Monday at 06:22 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:22 PM Lots of docs on flood risk management included in the application. Whatever you think of Dandara, they are hardly likely to build something they cannot sell. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightening McQueen Posted Monday at 06:46 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:46 PM Any the residents will still drive to Tesco to shop 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted Monday at 06:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:52 PM (edited) 55 minutes ago, Moghrey Mie said: Doesn't it flood down there around TESCO's carpark? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/permission-for-109-new-apartments-in-douglas/ flood plains are prime planning locations over here, they just need to apply for under water parking and it will sail through planning. Edited Monday at 06:54 PM by WTF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted Monday at 07:02 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:02 PM 5 minutes ago, WTF said: flood plains are prime planning locations over here, they just need to apply for under water parking and it will sail through planning. Putting buildings on stilts in an area that floods every few years seems a reasonable idea to me. Electricity supply and sewage outlets would seem to be a problem which engineering might overcome. But I am not so sure about the residents getting flood damage insurance for their car and bicycle, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ram Posted Monday at 07:27 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:27 PM 32 minutes ago, WTF said: flood plains are prime planning locations over here, they just need to apply for under water parking and it will sail through planning. It is very easy to build on somewhere that has historically been a flood plain. You just need to design the scheme appropriately. Have you seen what they have done in Dubai? It would blow tiny little Manx backward minds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted Monday at 07:53 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:53 PM 24 minutes ago, Roger Ram said: It is very easy to build on somewhere that has historically been a flood plain. You just need to design the scheme appropriately. Have you seen what they have done in Dubai? It would blow tiny little Manx backward minds!! That's right. The Tesco is in the flood plain. It has never flooded. It's not rocket science. Just build them about 0.25m above the current ground level. What all the panic about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy Posted Monday at 08:11 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:11 PM 42 minutes ago, Roger Ram said: It is very easy to build on somewhere that has historically been a flood plain. You just need to design the scheme appropriately. Have you seen what they have done in Dubai? It would blow tiny little Manx backward minds!! Lived there and its a mess if you scratch below the shiny surface. And ...Just because humans can doesn't mean they should. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-acid Posted Monday at 08:14 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:14 PM 2 minutes ago, daisy said: Lived there and its a mess if you scratch below the shiny surface. And ...Just because humans can doesn't mean they should. Tell that to them they are still carrying on building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted Monday at 08:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:20 PM Dubai? That's just sand isn't it? How many building workers have died building what they have??? How much domestic slavery is there? Not a good model for us? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ram Posted Monday at 08:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:39 PM (edited) 25 minutes ago, Kopek said: Dubai? That's just sand isn't it? How many building workers have died building what they have??? How much domestic slavery is there? Not a good model for us? I wasnt quoting it as model for society. I was making the point that it’s really not hard with modern building methods and design to hold a bit of water back Edited Monday at 08:46 PM by Roger Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted Monday at 09:40 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:40 PM 55 minutes ago, Roger Ram said: I wasnt quoting it as model for society. I was making the point that it’s really not hard with modern building methods and design to hold a bit of water back so they're not planning on holding water back. the mitigation is to advise residents to sign up to flood watch and to retreat to their apartments. any residents with vehicles are to be advised to move them to higher ground. Unlike Tesco which did use building methods (the sacrificial car park to protect the main building) Dandara intention is to accept it will flood and every so often raw shite will also leak out into the site and beyond. if you read the report (and a common thing with a reliance on modeled simulations, it is assumed Tesco car park may flood. Whereas the reality is that it does at least annually. This leads me to think the simulation is a little conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted Monday at 09:44 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:44 PM 2 hours ago, Roger Ram said: Have you seen what they have done in Dubai? Yeah. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted Monday at 09:45 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:45 PM 3 hours ago, Gladys said: Lots of docs on flood risk management included in the application. Whatever you think of Dandara, they are hardly likely to build something they cannot sell. it reads like whilst they're the only show in town, the residents will accept being landlocked in their apartments every once in a while. Until either the emergency services rescue them, or the water/shite recedes. I guess if needs must, and though not at all ideal, you could like with that. not so sure about moving my car to a higher plane in winter storms, but never be my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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