Home Protection enHanced
as PolyPiPe delivers Flood
alleviation solution to
kidderminster estate
Polypipe, the UK’s leading manufacturer of sustainable drainage
and water management systems, has supplied a complete
attenuation solution for the £1.3 million Kidderminster Linnet
Rise Flood Alleviation Scheme.
NMCNomenca and Severn Trent Water, Polypipe supplied a
complete prefabricated solution using Polystorm geocellular
tanks, together with pipework, manholes and catchpits all
manufactured off site. The solution would also allow the installers
to negotiate the very tight parameters of the Linnet Rise site,
where space to maneuver plant equipment would be a challenge.
The lack of capacity in the area’s existing highway drainage
network placed many properties on the residential area of Linnet
Rise at risk of flooding, with the consequences most recently seen
in 2007, when thousands of pounds’ worth of damage was caused
by a flood, following torrential rain.
The solution delivered by Polypipe and NMCNomenca
retrospectively addressed the site’s drainage issues for the
long term, while keeping installation time and disruption to a
minimum, showcasing the capabilities that Polypipe can offer
when improving the standards of flood protection in heavily
populated areas. Polypipe’s system was also fully adopted by
Severn Trent Water.
The scheme was designed to ensure a collaborative approach
to solving the area’s flooding issues by providing a SuDS system
that would provide long term defence with minimal intrusion to
the existing space. Polypipe was approached due to its extensive
track record of successfully delivering attenuation systems for
developers and contractors. Working closely with contractor
The final design saw the installation of two Polystorm geocellular
tanks at a depth of 3.2 metres, under two resident owned car parks