Flood prevention and managing the risk of flooding

Assessing flood risk

Although flooding is a natural event, it can be life-threatening and cause severe damage to property. The risk can’t be removed but can be reduced through good planning and management in order to create safe and sustainable future development.

As the Local Planning Authority we are responsible for assessing flood risk.

You can read the latest Strategic Flood Risk Assessment online.

Last Modified: 08/07/2022 15:55:47