Development and Flooding
Make sure new developments don't create new flooding problems
for others, or suffer from flooding problems themselves
The Environment Agency has published a series
of 'Good Practice Notes', which are intended to be a prompt for
developers to consider how they can contribute to achieving
sustainable development. They are also a guide to sources of
further information and advice.
The Environment Agency's 'Good Practice Notes' cover the
following topics:
Flooding
Practical advice on how to ensure
new development is at minimal risk of flooding and does not
increase the risk of flooding elsewhere.
See also a summary of
the Standing Advice on Flood Risk Assessment on this
site.
Drainage
Practical advice for designing
drainage schemes to avoid pollution and help return water to the
environment naturally.
Watercourses
Practical advice on restoring and
enhancing watercourses, to benefit wildlife and the community.
Havant Borough Council will always seek with prospective developers
to restore or enhance stream corridors affected by a
planning application, including the naturalisation of the
channel and removal from any culvert it is in, where this is
achievable.
Wise use of resources
Practical advice for
resource-efficient design and construction, to conserve natural
resources and reduce operational costs. It should be noted,
however, that many aspects of new development are also controlled
by regulations outside the planning system.
CONTACT (for copies of Good
Practice Notes):
Environment Agency
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Wessex Way
Colden Common
Winchester
Hampshire SO21 1WP
Tel: 08708 506 506
Fax: 01962 841 573