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Flood Evacuation Planning
Evactools can develop Flood Evacuation Plans so that
developers can satisfy the conditions attached to planning
consent by the Local Authority for developments where there
is a risk of flooding.
The incidence and risk of flooding in the UK is increasing
and in December 2006 the Department for Communities and
Local Government published Planning Policy Statement 25
(PPS25), setting out Government policy on development and
flood risk. The aim of PPS25 is to ensure that flood risk is
taken into account at all stages in the planning process for
new development.
Where an application is submitted to a Local Authority to
develop residential accommodation, the Authority has a duty
to comply with PPS25 and to consult with partner agencies,
including the Environment Agency (EA). Where the proposed
new development is located in an area at risk of flooding
the EA can object or request that conditions are attached to
any planning consent that is granted.
These conditions can relate to the actual design of the
development (e.g. no residential accommodation at ground
level) or a requirement for a Flood Evacuation Plan (FEP) to
be developed for residents of the completed property. In
some instances, the FEP will have to be submitted prior to
commencement of construction work on the development.
In order to develop an FEP it is necessary to consult with
the Local Authority, the EA and other partner agencies as
well as understanding the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
for the location, the roles and responsibilities of the
emergency services and the options available to the
residents of the completed development.
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