Please note my house was flooded when storm flooding demolished M-Sport Dovenby boundary wall, even though Cumberland flood report and M-Sport Ltd application state there is no flood risk to the village from the land that flooded four properties in Dovenby !!!

Please put the attached Objection to Planning Application FUL-2025-0040 on the planning portal as an objection.

2026 07 12 Objection to Cumberland Council Planning Application FUL-2025-0040 From xx xx xx xx, xx, xx xx

I object to this application and request that permission be refused. The application appears to contain a material inaccuracy on a matter directly relevant to planning judgement: flood risk.

1. Flood risk has been incorrectly stated

The application form is dated 31/3/2025 and answers “No” to the question asking whether the site is within an area at risk of flooding. That answer is not credible in light of recent events. In November 2025, stormwater accumulated on the applicant’s land to such a level that it demolished the applicant’s approximately 10-foot-high boundary wall.

The resulting surge of water travelled along the road and entered four properties. One property’s ground-floor carpet was flooded and had to be replaced.

The same floodwater then demolished the boundary wall at Limetree House, and the height of the water is evidenced by deposits left on my beck bank garden. Photographic evidence is available.

The floodwater from the M-Sport Ltd Dovenby Hall Estate also entered Lane Foot Cottage, causing serious damage, including the need to replace the floor and associated works. The damage amounted to tens of thousands of pounds.

The residents of Dovenby Cottage were likewise affected by the floodwater from the M-Sport Ltd estate, and her family has had to live elsewhere since the flood incident in November last year.

The application also asks whether the proposed development would increase flood risk. In my view, this question cannot properly be answered without a full and transparent assessment of the November 2025 flooding event and the potential effect of additional development on surface-water run-off, drainage, flood routes and neighbouring properties. Until that assessment is provided, the application should not be treated as reliable or complete.

2. Request to refuse or require correction before determination

For the reasons above, the application should not proceed on the basis of the information currently provided. The flood-risk response appears inconsistent with the recent flooding history of the site. This is a material planning matter. I therefore request that the Council refuses planning permission, or at minimum requires the applicant to correct the application, provide a full flood-risk assessment, and re-consult affected neighbours before any decision is made.

Figure 1 M-Sport Ltd on left, Dovenby Beck & road

Figure 2 M-Sport Ltd on left, Dovenby Beck & road

Figure 4 Dovenby Beck hits Lane Foot garden wall and bends left leaving debris on wall

Figure 3 Dovenby Beck, Limetree House wall on right demolished, the beck bends left under road

Figure 5 Flood debris on wall shows height of flood

Figure 6 Flood buckles oak floor Lane Foot Cottage

Figure 7 Floor erupts in Lane Foot Cottage