SuDS have been integrated into developments in the UK since the mid 1990’s, yet they are still not mainstream. Many have citied the lack of any formalised route to adoption as being one of the primary reasons for the lack of uptake, along with the unknown requirements for maintenance, when compared with conventional piped drainage…
Over the last 6 months a number of McCloy Consulting staff have had the pleasure of being invited to guest lecturer at Queens University of Belfast. We felt that this was a fantastic opportunity to provide a practical industry insight for students as they start to refine career choices. This was coupled with providing them…
Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting We are surrounded by numerous examples where the landscape does not provide any tangible management of rainfall, and runoff is quickly conveyed underground into pipes that can quickly become surcharged, writes Anthony McCloy. The recent Australia Road SuDS Park in London exemplifies an integrated design approach to deliver a successful…
Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting After a number of years waiting in the wings, the SuDS Standards finally made centre stage in 2015, but perhaps not in the manner that many of us had anticipated. The release of the ministerial statement and updates to national planning policy requires all major schemes to incorporate SuDS; the announcement…