A victory for common sense with flood mapping in WalesThe Welsh Development Advice Map is to come alive. In April 2017 it is due to be aligned with the Natural Resources Wales flood map. Regular updates in future will …
Issued: April 2016
Flooding in Scotland has the potential to affect one in 13 businesses and one in 22 homes. The central belt, traditionally Scotland’s industrial and residential heart, is at the greatest risk.
The …
Issued: June 2016
The National Procurement Service (NPS) Framework for Wales enables the public sector to procure environmental and flood risk services rapidly and efficiently.
Wales has unique flood risk and planning policy challenges. …
Issued: June 2016
Six months on from its release, it is still early days for the latest CIRIA SuDS manual and associated non-statutory guidance. Wales is leading the way in their holistic approach to its use.
Issued: December 2016
New climate change requirements also came into force on 1 December 2016.
Ironically, a key challenge with sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) is still the question of who adopts and maintains them after installation.
Schedule 3
Issued: April 2016
Development invariably affects the local movement of water, particularly in rural, upland and river locations. Measures to reduce the impact of development in these challenging environments, as elsewhere, must be well-founded, practical and cost effective.
WHS is …
New guidance from the Environment Agency requires all new development and local plans to take increased flood risk into account, due to climate change, and to demonstrate how the risk will be managed.
Published in February 2016, the guidance is …