Development on Land at Risk of Flooding

This course examines the issues relating to development on land identified as being at flood risk by the Environment Agency.

With the growing awareness of climate change has come enormous sensitivity to the issue of developing on land at risk of flooding from sea level rise, exceptional storm events and in the flood plains of rivers. The combined effects of government policy, the Environment Agency’s mapping of flood risk areas and the requirement to consult on planning applications in those areas appears to have reduced the development capacity of key areas of southern England. This course explains the risks, examines the way in which policy is evolving and decisions on applications are made, and considers ways in which developments can be made more resilient both individually and in larger schemes.

The course covers:

• flood risk and relevant policies
• the implications of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010
• how planning decisions on applications in flood risk areas are made
• how buildings and schemes can be made more resilient and what it costs
• case studies

Wesley Jones spent five years in the water industry before joining the Environment Agency in 2005. He has written papers on SUDS and worked on major Strategic Flood Risk Assessments.

Kim Smith has 30 years experience in river and coastal engineering and sustainable development with Southern Water, the National Rivers Authority and the Environment Agency.

Luke Strickland joined Giffords (now Ramboll UK) in 2002. He is a civil engineer with extensive experience of the design and development of schemes in flood risk areas and of obtaining planning permission for them.

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