MHCLG Has No Solid Figures For Homes In Highest Flood-Risk Zone

MHCLG has no solid figures for the number of homes in the highest risk national flood zone and instead works on estimates, a Commons question has confirmed. Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey asked how many homes have been built in National Flood Zone Three in each of the last 10 years, by region. Responding, Housing Minister Christopher Pincher said the MHCLG does not hold figures for the number of homes built in National Flood Zone 3. Read more on 24housing.

https://www.24housing.co.uk/news/mhclg-has-no-solid-figures-for-homes-in-highest-flood-risk-zone/

Thousands Of Homes To Be Built In Flood Zones

Almost 10,000 new homes could be built on some of the most flood-prone areas of England, a Greenpeace investigation has found. They include hundreds of new-builds in Sheffield and Doncaster, the towns hit hardest by the latest floods. The Environment Agency told the BBC that virtually all planning applications last year followed its advice on flood risk. But it predicts the flooding risk will increase because of climate change. The Greenpeace study comes as hundreds of flood-hit homes in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire are still evacuated. It identifies plans to build a total of 9,688 new homes in high-risk areas. Read more on the BBC website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50419925