Purpose

To issue scheme approval for the construction
of Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) at St. Matthews Estate as
part of the delivery of Lambeth Sustainable Drainage Programme
2022-25 to support Climate Mitigation response identified in the
Climate Action Plan, including: 10% of all rainwater on impermeable
surfaces in Lambeth to be sustainably managed by 2030.

To release funding to carry out the above. The scheme will be
funded through Thames Water Strategic Partnership Funding and
allocated CIP funding budget approved in the July 2020 cabinet
report.

Decision

1.         
To grant scheme approval for the proposals described in Section 2
of this report and illustrated in the design drawings attachedin
Appendix B,at anestimated costof £941,000 to be delivered in Autumn 2024. 

 
2.         
To allocate a total of £833,000 from the currently
unallocated theme budget for Energy, Flood Prevention and Climate
Change Response Infrastructure in the existing Capital Investment
Programme (CIP) approved by Cabinet in July 2020 and an additional
£108,000 from the Greater London Authority Green and
Resilient Spaces Fund grant.
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3.         
To have regard to the Equalities Impact Assessment prepared for the
purposes of this report (Appendix A).