A hard rain
In the summer of 2021 a massive flood event across a huge area of Europe resulted in around 250 deaths and as much as 10 billion euros of damage. Lessons must be learned.
A sense of the scale
The flood …
The greater good
The Water Framework Directive 2000 (WFD) commits EU member states to achieve ‘good’ qualitative and quantitative status of all water bodies by 2015. Post-Brexit, the WFD has been fully transposed into UK law.
Post-Brexit interpretation of the WFD in the
…Rising seas
It is almost certain that sea levels will rise by at least one metre because of climate change. Our coastlines will change too. We must prepare for this.
Sea-level rise is one of the major challenges identified in Global warming …
Mind the gap!
There has been much talk of ‘levelling up’ between the poorer and wealthier regions of the UK. Spending on flood defences is a case in point. Does the Treasury’s revised Green Book 2020 give this the green light?
We all …
A new partnership to manage flood risk
We’re pleased to announce that WHS, Burroughs and TACP have formed a new Flood Risk Management (FRM) partnership.
We have worked with Burroughs and TACP on several major transport infrastructure projects that have included flood risk management measures. We have …
Can Brexit reduce flooding?
After Brexit we will move away from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and landowners will be paid to produce ‘public goods’. Can this be used to help deliver flood risk management?
Why doesn’t the CAP fit?
Paying farmers based …
The future for TAN 15
We provide our views on the proposed changes to planning policy for flood risk in Wales, due to be finalised in September 2020.
TAN 15 revisited
As we reported last time, TAN 15 was first released in 2004. Much has …
TAN 15 revisited
Technical Advice Note (TAN) 15 guides planners, developers, local authorities and flood-risk specialists on development, flooding and coastal erosion in Wales. An update was released on October 2019.
Technical Advice Notes (TANs) have been released by the Welsh government to …
The future is now for Wales
Consultation in Wales on a new flood-risk 
management strategy has just closed. Consultation on new guidance for flood-risk assessment and development planning is also just about to be opened. These are crucial times.
What’s occurring?
The Welsh Government has been …
Flood disadvantage. Time for a change.
Many communities in the UK are threatened by flood risk, but some people are more disadvantaged than others.
The effects of flooding on individuals are wide ranging and include:
- power shortages
- disruptions to livelihood
- impacts on physical and mental health