Policy NE.20: FLOOD PREVENTION
PROPOSALS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE RAISING OF LAND, IN THE INDICATIVE FLOOD PLAIN AS SHOWN ON THE PROPOSALS MAP, WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE:
- THE PROPOSAL IS SUPPORTED BY A FLOODRISK ASSESSMENT WITH APPROPRIATE FLOOD PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES;
- THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT RESULT IN EXTENSIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE CULVERTING;
- THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT CREATE OR EXACERBATE FLOODING ELSEWHERE; AND
- IT DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF, OR PREVENT ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES TO, A WATER COURSE OR UNDERGROUND SERVICES;
IN DETERMINING APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEWING THE LOCAL PLAN, THE BOROUGH COUNCIL WILL APPLY THE RISK BASED APPROACH THROUGH A SEQUENTIAL TEST OF THE POTENTIAL RISK OF FLOODING.