John Redwood:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,
what guidance is Department issues to local authorities on building proposals
for new homes on flood plains.
Christopher
Pincher: The National Planning Policy Framework states that inappropriate
development in areas at risk of flooding should be directed away from areas at
highest risk, including floodplains. If new homes are necessary in a flood risk
area, and no suitable sites at lower risk are available, the local authority
should ensure that the development will be safe and will not increase flood
risk elsewhere. Where those tests are not met, development should not be
allowed.
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