Flooding, development planning and insurance risks – Are you covered?
Hear our hydrology experts' insights on how flood risk is categorised within the planning system, and how this compares with insurance companies' assessments in our webinar and top tips below.
Watch webinar: Flooding, development planning and insurance risks
This webinar steers you through:
- Identifying potential flood risk
- Climate change allowances and their application
- Flood and the planning system
- Insurance company assessments
- Key flood risk considerations and mitigation options
Top tips
- Consider flooding early on, during the masterplanning stage; pre-acquisition.
- Don’t just rely on the online Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones 2 and 3.
- Consider Climate Change in Planning Application – this is an NPPF requirement.
- Data availability – hydraulic modelling may be required.
- May have impact on where you can develop and what you can develop.
- Get clarity on what you need to do – seek advice from EA and flood risk specialists.
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