Wind on the water
The UK government plans to ‘Build Back Greener’ and make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy. Any impacts of wind farms on the water environment must be minimised.
How wind farms can affect the water environment
The …
Keeping things on track
The detailed hydraulic modelling by WHS supported the development of a successful Flood Risk Assessment for the East West Railway.
How WHS was involved
The East West Railway Project is a significant infrastructure development to establish a direct rail connection …
The devil’s in the detail
Our hydraulic models have an eye for the detail, but this planner’s guide won’t give you an earful of jargon.
The limits of regulator flood maps
Flood maps hosted by the environmental regulators of England, Scotland and Wales can provide …
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 …
A natural progression
In England, in the summer floods of 2007, around 55,000 properties were flooded and nearly 500,000 people were left without water or electricity. After this, whole-catchment responses to flood management were required, including changes to upland land use.
Whole-catchment responses …
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 …
Ask first!
All rivers in the UK evolve continuously and almost all show signs of construction work. It is vital that activities are regulated to safeguard against ecological deterioration and flooding.
This applies to all activities, from hydroelectric power schemes in the …
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 …