Spread of front garden parking is raising flood risk in London

The conversion of front gardens into parking is a major contributor to the increasing risk of flooding, warns a draft drainage plan for London. The capital may be at risk from major flooding by 2050 without a radical changes to its sustainable drainage system to support over-capacity sewers, says the first ever London Sustainable Drainage Action Plan, which is now open for consultation.

Around 17% of permeable ground surface in London has been lost over the last 40 years, largely due to the...

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