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I have absolutely no doubt that that will continue; indeed, flood risk was identified specifically as a matter for particular consideration when, in 2019, the planning application for our proposal was called in. The independent planning inspector gave particular attention to flood risk in considering the application: he held a round table discussion involving interested parties and covered the matter in depth in his report. The inspector noted that London is well defended against the risk of tidal flooding. He considered the risk of breach flooding to be “extremely remote” and believed that, over the lifetime of the development, the flood risk would be acceptably managed. When planning consent was initially granted in 2021, conditions were attached. They included the development of a strategy for maintaining the river wall and the development of a flood risk evacuation plan; I would expect any new planning consent to have the same, or similar, conditions attached.