Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)
It is ever more evident that flooding is becoming more
widespread. This could be due to global warming, mans negative
effects on the water cycle or even iso-static readjustment.
Flood Risk Assessment is now a big part of any new development,
and you may well be asked to complete one in the planning stage
of a project.
The need for a FRA originates from the Pitt Review findings
which has manifested its self in PPS 25 (Planning Policy
Statements).
Flood Risk Assessment looks at the sites characteristics and
tries to gauge the risk of flooding. |
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Flood Risk News
EA Report suggest flood Risk will
Double by 2080
The Foresight future flooding report, estimates that
the risk of flooding from rivers and the sea will at least
double by the 2080s, and could increase by up to 20 times. The
number of people at a high risk of flooding could also rise from
1.5 million to between 2.3 and 3.5 million over the same period,
with the cost of flooding rising from the current £1 billion a
year to between £1.5 billion and £21 billion.
More Information of Flood Risk |
The different stages of Flood Risk Assessment:
Flood Risk FAQs
Other Information:
Demonstrating the flood risk (PPS25) Sequential Test for Planning
Applications (Environment
Agency Brochure)
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regarding any of the services we provide.
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