Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 19908
Received: 26/03/2018
Respondent: Environment Agency
Representation Summary:
General flood risk advice: The sequential approach should be applied within specific sites in order to direct development to the areas of lowest flood risk. If the whole site is at high risk, an FRA should assess the flood characteristics across the site and direct development towards those areas where the risk is lowest. We strongly advise that proposals for "more vulnerable" development, as defined in Table 2 of the Flood Risk and Climate Change section of the PPG. We are likely to raise an objection where this is not achieved in line with Paragraph 060 of the NPPF's PPG.
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