Description: Planning authorities must take the probability of flooding into account when determining planning applications via the submission of a Flood Risk Assessment
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Flooding is a natural process which cannot be prevented entirely, but it can be managed to reduce its social and economic consequences and to safeguard the continued functioning of services and infrastructure.
Flooding is a natural process which cannot be prevented entirely, but it can be managed to reduce its social and economic consequences and to safeguard the continued functioning of services and infrastructure. Some locations are already susceptible to intermittent flooding and climate change is expected to worsen the situation. Inadequate drainage infrastructure also increases the risk of flooding.
Planning Authorities must take the probability of flooding from all sources – (coastal, fluvial [water course], pluvial [surface water], groundwater, sewers and blocked culverts) and the risks involved into account when preparing development plans and determining planning applications. This does not mean that developments or redevelopments in these affected areas will not be approved, the planning process is there to ensure flooding is materially taken into account in development proposals.