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Flood
Risk Assessment
A Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required for
development proposals of 1 hectare or greater in Flood Zone 1 and for all
proposals for new development located in Flood Zones 2 and 3 as designated by
the Environment Agency. A FRA will also be required for any development other
than minor development in a designated critical drainage area which has been
notified to the Local Planning Authority by the Environment Agency.
The FRA should identify and assess the risks of
all forms of flooding to and from the development and demonstrate how these
flood risks will be managed, taking climate change into account. The FRA should
identify opportunities to reduce the probability and consequences of flooding.
The FRA should include the design of surface water management systems including
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDs) and address the requirement for safe access
to and from the development in areas at risk of flooding.
The FRA should be prepared by an applicant in
consultation with the local planning authority with reference to their
published local development documents and any Strategic Flood Risk Assessment.
The FRA should form part of an Environmental Statement when one is required by
the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (
Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk (December 2006) and its associated Practice
Guide provide comprehensive guidance in relation to the undertaking of FRAs
and the responsibilities for controlling development where it may be directly
affected by flooding or affect flooding elsewhere.
See Also FLOOD
RISK