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Development and flood risk: Planning Policy Statement 25 - UK

Introduction

A national planning policy statement on flood risk management in England

Description

The statement sets out the decision-making principles which planning authorities should adhere to in order to ensure that flood risk is taken into account at all stages of the planning process.

It suggests that planning authorities should appraise risk, manage risk and reduce risk and it sets out the responsibilities of various individuals and organisations, for example:

owners and developers
regional planning bodies
local planning authorities
the Environment Agency

The statement sets out the Government’s five principles for sustainable development, and includes various annexes with additional information on:

climate change
different forms of flooding
an explanation of the sequential test and the exception test
the assessment of flood risk
the management of surface water
the management of residual flood risk
the roles and responsibilities of various parties involved

Contact info

Department for Communities and Local Government
Phone: +44 20 7944 4400
contactus@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Publication date

01/12/2006

Article info
Organisation: Department for Communities and Local Government

Links

Visit the Department for Communities and Local Government website

Download "Development and flood risk: Planning Policy Statement 25" (PDF, Eng, 253 KB)

Document type

policy

Themes

Urban Policy > Urban environment

Keywords

Land use