The large urban area of Maidstone and Malling straddles the administrative boundaries of Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling borough councils. It was identified that a surface water management plan focusing on this area would be beneficial in improving our understanding of local flood risk issues in this area of Kent.

Conclusions

The study identified a number of generic and local actions to manage the risk of local flooding. The actions ranged from continued monitoring of flooding events to targeted maintenance schedules.

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