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Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Details how to carry out a flood risk assessment for flood zones 1, 2, 3 and 3b so that a planning application can be completed. Covers: checking whether the development needs to satisfy the sequential and exception tests; checking whether other permissions or consents are needed; what should be included in the flood risk assessment; getting planning advice on the development proposal; submission of flood risk assessments; and contacting the Environment Agency.
History
Superseded by: 25 March 2025 update. Last updated: 22 July 2024 - Added link to 'your watercourse: rights and roles' under 'check if you need any other permissions or consents' section. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-assessment-flood-zones-1-2-3-and-3b and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 24 May 2024.
Subjects
- Flood management
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
Publisher History
The Environment Agency is responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales. They publish a range of technical guidance, reports, policies and research material to promote a cleaner and healthier place to live in.