Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 24336
Property Development: Floods
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025
Question
Julia Buckley
Labour — Shrewsbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to require developers to complete flood defences committed to at planning stage in areas at risk of flooding within a mandated time per
Answer
Matthew PennycookNational planning policy is clear that where development is necessary in areas at risk of flooding, the development should be made safe for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere.Local planning authorities should consider the use of conditio...
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