Development anywhere affects local water movement. In many upland areas, peat adds to the challenge. The protection of both water quality and peat habitat needs careful planning.
Any construction work will disturb the ground. Areas rich in peat, once disturbed, …
The Government prioritised affordable housebuilding in the 2017 Autumn budget. Make no mistake, this will not be at the expense of water management and pollution prevention.
The first action listed by the Chancellor was:
“Support more housebuilding, raising housing supply …
Floods are our most damaging and frequent natural hazard. Strategic flood risk assessments give the essential overview needed to guide development choices.
Given the significance of floods as a hazard, flood risk assessment is crucial to spatial planning, determining both …
Managing the risk of coastal flooding is a hugely complex challenge. Greater statistical analysis is needed to guide design standards for defences.
Communities have made their homes in coastal locations around the UK for centuries. They …
Llanfairfechan and the Kinmel Bay area have been flooded in recent decades, with coastal defences overwhelmed. WHS studied the risks for the future.
Please click here to watch a video of the flooding of Towyn, North Wales in 1990:
Conwy …
Issued: June 2017
Successful site development is dependent on drainage. Step by step, a number of things must be borne in mind.
Identifying the discharge points for both foul and surface water leaving a site is essential in …
In April 2015, the Well-being of Future Generations Act (FGA) came into law to create a Wales that people want to live in, now and in the future.
The FGA was the first legislation in the world to link with …
Issued: March 2017
On 1 February 2017, MPs voted to allow Theresa May to invoke Article 50 and begin Brexit negotiations. Most of our environmental law is based on EU law, so there …
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 …