Freuchie Flood Action Group

It has been two years since the flooding of various properties throughout Freuchie. Happily we’re not aware of any further major property damage caused by flooding over that period. However we did have the near miss event last year which threatened homes in Albany Crescent and Freuchie Mill.

We cannot be complacent in our campaign to bring flood prevention measures to Freuchie! Both Freuchie Flood Action Group and Freuchie Community Council are lobbying and working hard to make that happen. Our joint campaigning has already delivered some smaller measures to reduce flood risk, other measures are in the planning phase and we have a wish list of must happen sooner rather than later projects.

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Freuchie Community Council

Meeting 7.30 pm Wednesday 12^th May 2010

Lumsden Memorial Hall

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Apologies

2. Membership

3. Minutes of AGM and meeting of 14^th April

4. Fife Council Matters – Councillors/Locality Manager

5. Treasurer’s Report

6. Planning (to be advised at meeting)

1. New Applications None to date
2. Applications dealt with None to date

7. Correspondence (to be advised at meeting)

Matters for decision/action

Matters for noting

8. Other Business

— Multi-use Games Area update

— Flooding in Freuchie update.

— Footpath from Green Tree Brae to Dykeside update

9. Date and time of the next meeting will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 9^th June 2010 in the Lumsden Memorial Hall

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AGM 7.30 Wednesday 14 April 2010

Lumsden Memorial Hall

1. Attendance and apologies

2. Membership

3. Chairman’s Annual report

4. Annual accounts

5. Programme for 2009/10

14 April Litter Pick Saturday 24 April 12 May 9 June

11 August 8 September 13 October 10 November (Christmas tree Saturday 4 December to Thursday 6 January?)

8 December 12 January 9 February 9 March (Youth consultation) 13 April AGM + regular meeting

Next AGM Wednesday 13 April 2011

Followed by Regular Meeting approx. 7.40 pm Wednesday 14 April 2010

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Apologies

Minutes of the meeting of 10 March 2010

Minutes of the Freuchie in Flower Sub-Committee Meeting 24 March 2010

2. Matters arising from the 10 March minutes

3. Fife Council Matters – Councillors/Locality Manager

4. Treasurer’s Report

5. Planning (to be updated at meeting)

1. New Applications W/E 12/03/10 10/00210/FULL Conversion of existing agricultural workshop into a single dwelling at Freuchie Mill House KY15 7JA; W/E 19/03/10 10/00519/FULL Rear extension to dwelling house at Birchfalls, The Feus KY15 7HR; W/E 26/03/10 10/00587/FULL Erection of 10 dwelling houses at land east of 8 Millburn Place KY15 7HG;
2. Applications dealt with None to date

6. Correspondence (to be advised at meeting)

Matters for decision/action

Matters for noting

7. Other Business

—  Litter Pick Saturday 24 April 10 am — 12 noon

— Impact of recent A912 Roadworks. Impact on watercourses (J

Mullen)

— Multi-use games area update

— Flooding in Freuchie update — Fife Flood Alleviation Report 2009

— Footpath from Green Tree Brae to Dykeside update

8. Date of next meeting will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 12 May 2010.

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For those of you following the proposed affordable homes development in the field to the east of Millburn Place, an important document from Scottish Water has been added that raises a number of new concerns. We will be highlighting these at next week’s community council meeting, but for everyone’s benefit let’s take a look at each of those in turn here:

1. Lack of Knowledge on Flood Risk

Should we become aware of any issues such as flooding, low pressure, etc the Developer will require to fund works to mitigate the effect of the development on existing customers.

Scottish Water can now be added, along with SEPA, as an organisation that does not know about the previous flooding issues with this site and the flood risk ever present. FFAG will be sharing our evidence of flooding with Scottish Water.

2. Water Network

Water Network – Our initial investigations have highlighted there may be a requirement for the Developer to carry out works on the local network to ensure there is no loss of service to existing
customers. The Developer should discuss the implications directly with Scottish Water.

What works may be required to maintain service to the existing and proposed homes?

3. Sewage Works

Freuchie Wastewater Treatment Works – at present there is limited capacity to serve this new demand. The Developer should discuss their development directly with Scottish Water.

Wastewater Network – Our initial investigations have highlighted there may be a requirement for the Developer to carry out works on the local network to ensure there is no loss of service to existing customers. The Developer should discuss the implications directly with Scottish Water.

Does this mean we could be at risk of sewer flooding or discharge of untreated waste into the Pittilock Burn if additional investment isn’t forthcoming to the local treatment works?

4. Surface Water Drainage

A totally separate drainage system will be required with the surface water discharging to a suitable outlet. Scottish Water requires a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) as detailed in Sewers for Scotland 2 if the system is to be considered for adoption.

There is a definite requirement to better understand how surface runoff is currently handled at this location. The lack of capacity to handle existing levels of runoff and land drainage that is passed onto the infrastructure at Freuchie Mill is already well documented and makes the adjacent drainage ditch an unsuitable location to dump surface water drainage. There is no other suitable outlet in our opinion.

It is also worth pointing out that SUDS is not a flood prevention measure.

5. Existing Infrastructure

It is possible this proposed development may involve building over or obstruct access to existing Scottish Water infrastructure. On receipt of an application Scottish Water will provide advice that will require to be implemented by the developer to protect our existing apparatus.

What possible infrastructure and what are the implication of the development upon these current assets?

It is heartening to see such a professional evaluation on the possible impact of the development on Scottish Water assets and the effect it may have on existing residents.

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Ewen Jardine, Secretary of Freuchie Community Council, has pointed out the Fife Council Flood Alleviation Report 2009 is now available. Thanks Ewen.

A quick skim through this report reveals underreporting and incomplete analysis of the recent flooding that occurred in Freuchie. FFAG and Freuchie Community Council will be following this up to highlight our concerns.

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Following on from the community council public meeting last week, at which time a large turn out of people expressed their concerns and objections to the Broomfield Place development, we now have the direct link to the planning application on the Fife Council website. 

Now is the time for individual residents to comment upon this application and to express approval, disapproval or a neutral standpoint. Concerned residents should express their comments either online or alternatively in writing to the Planning Department. Freuchie residents have already started to place their comments onto the website and we would encourage more Freuchie residents to post their thoughts onto the planning application.

Both Freuchie Community Council and Freuchie Flood Action Group will be making representations to the authorities on this application in due course.

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A little reminder about the public meeting, organised by Freuchie Community Council, to discuss the Broomfield Place housing development by Lomond Homes on behalf of Kingdom Housing. It is tonight!

More details in our earlier post.

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During tonight’s Freuchie Community Council meeting the issue of the Lomond Homes development for affordable housing to be owned and operated by Kingdom Housing at Broomfield Place was mentioned. The developer has now submitted plans which has some concern for FFAG, the most glaring of which is the developers haven’t been able to get a response from SEPA about the flooding risk in this area. We will be discussing this further with both Lomond Homes and Kingdom Housing to ensure the best outcome for the village and to minimise the flood risk for existing members of the community as well as the new homes.

The community council would like to further consult with the community about this development and have pencilled in the evening of the 24th March 2010 for a public meeting. It will start at 7:30pm in the Lumsden Memorial Hall.

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Freuchie Community Council

Meeting 7.30 pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Lumsden Memorial Hall

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Apologies

2. Membership Resignations of J Kenyon and Marilyn Brown

3. Minutes of meeting of 10th February

4. Fife Council Matters – Councillors/Locality Manager

5. Presentations by the youth of Freuchie at 8pm

6. Treasurer’s Report

7. Planning (to be advised at meeting)
— New Applications None to date
— Applications dealt with None to date

8. Correspondence (to be advised at meeting)
— Matters for decision/action
— Matters for noting

9. Other Business
— Multi-use Games Area update
— Flooding in Freuchie update
— Footpath from Green Tree Brae to Dykeside update
    (Technical meeting on Thursday in Cupar)

10. Date of the AGM and next meeting will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 14th April 2010 in the Lumsden Memorial Hall.

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Meeting 7.30 pm Wednesday 10^th February 2010

Lumsden Memorial Hall

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Apologies

2. Minutes of meeting of 13^th January

3. Fife Council Matters – Councillors/Locality Manager

4. Treasurer’s Report

5. Planning (to be updated at meeting)

1. New Applications None to date
2. Applications dealt with None to date

6. Correspondence (to be advised at meeting)

Matters for decision/action

Matters for noting

7. Other Business

— Multi-use Games Area update

— Flooding in Freuchie update.

— Footpath from Green Tree Brae to Dykeside update

— Invitation of village youth to March meeting

8. Date of next meeting will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 10^th March 2010 in the Lumsden Memorial Hall

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