Flood Risk Maps
Flood Risk Maps and other advice are published on the Environment Agency web site.
View their page Am I at risk of flooding? for an interactive Flood Risk Map where you can get information on flood risk to your property and see information on sources of flooding, how to receive flood warnings and how insurance is affected.
Flood Risk and Planning Permission
The Council's policy is to protect the function of flood plains and watercourses, and not to approve development which would increase the risk of flooding. Where a proposed development is at risk from flooding, or could create a risk of flooding elsewhere, a flood risk assessment must be submitted with the planning application.
More details of the Council's policies relating to flood plains and flood risk are contained in the adopted Local Plan - Built Environment Chapter - Policy BE20.
Reporting Flooding Problems
For contact details, go to our Flooding page.
