The drainage on Sleepers Hill is virtually non-existant. There are 3 gullies with soakaways but none are connected to the surface water drainage system and they are prone to being filled with debris. When there is a deluge, some houses on the south side have experienced flooding owing to the gradient of their driveways from the roadway to their buildings.
Also, where frontagers have covered their verges with loose stones, these tend to be washed down the Hill and deposited on Ranelagh Road. There have been some attempts to rectify this problem, details of which are found below.
Review 2013/14
Report prepared by RPF Associates 2013
Drainage Report & Suggested Improvements RPF 2014 – Please note the reference to Stratton Road should read ‘Sleepers Hill’.
Notes on the above report by Tim Jones May 2014
Further notes on Drainage Improvements by Tim Jones Sept. 2014
Reference to Drainage in SHA 2014 Annual Report
Review 2024
Investigation and possible solutions to the drainage problem were carried out by Paul Basham Associates, Consulting Civil Engineers – referred to as PB.
PB Fee Proposal Aug. 2024
Meeting with PB Sept. 2024
PB Q&As following the above
PB Report Oct 2024
Summary Paper Oct.2024