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NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

This Planning Policy Statement, revised PPS 15 'Planning and Flood Risk' sets out the Department's draft planning policies to minimise and manage flood risk to people, property and the environment. It

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The policies of this Statement will supersede the existing PPS 15, published in June 2006. The policies of this Statement will also take precedence over the provisions of existing development plans in

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Flooding is a natural phenomenon that cannot be entirely prevented. There are four main sources of flooding. Flooding from rivers or fluvial flooding occurs when the channel capacity is exceeded and f

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

There is widespread potential in Northern Ireland for localised flooding. Significant flood events have occurred in the recent past. A description of these and some major historical flood events is co

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Climate change predictions of rising global temperatures will be accompanied by sea level rise, an increase in overall winter precipitation and an increase in intensity and duration of extreme rainfal

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The significant increase in the incidence of flood events across Europe and the associated impacts led to the adoption by the European Parliament of the Floods Directive ("The Assessment and Managemen

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The Directive confirms that development and other man-made changes to the environment can exacerbate the consequences of flooding. Accordingly, one of the Directive's outcome measures relates to flood

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

This revised PPS 15 is focused on the role of the land use planning system in the management of flood risk. It has been brought forward in line with a commitment to review the policy within 5 years in

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

There is also growing awareness of the potential role of the planning system in natural flood risk management at catchment scale and also in local flood adaptation such as facilitating sustainable dra

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The Regional Development Strategy 2035 (RDS) is the spatial strategy of the Executive. It aims to provide long term policy direction with a strategic spatial perspective to facilitate and guide the pu

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Employment land should avoid, where possible, areas at risk from flooding (RG 1).

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The redevelopment of land for urban and rural renaissance should avoid, where possible, areas that are at risk from flooding (RG 7).

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Housing growth should be managed so that it mitigates the risk of flooding by avoiding those areas known to be at risk (RG 8).

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Minimising development in areas at risk from flooding - a precautionary approach to development in areas of flood risk should be exercised using the latest flood risk information that is available (RG

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Promoting a more sustainable approach to flood risk management, including encouraging the greater use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) (RG 12).

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Climate change is one of Northern Ireland's foremost environmental, social and economic challenges. It is vitally important to ensure that our new and existing infrastructure is as resilient as possib

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The Cross-Departmental Working Group on Climate Change, which was established by the Executive in February 2011, under the chairmanship of the Environment Minister, aims to review cross-departmental a

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) for Northern Ireland published in January 2012, identified a range of climate risks across 11 sectors including Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Servic

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

A cross departmental Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (Adaptation Programme) was published in January 2014. It provides Government's response to the risks identified in the Climate

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The Adaptation Programme promotes action under four primary areas: water, flooding, agriculture / forestry and natural environment. A number of actions and activities have been identified by all depar

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The EC Water Framework Directive (WFD) came into force in December 2000. The WFD introduced a new holistic approach to the management of water quality and established a set of common principles for th

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The programme of measures will have implications for decision-making in the development sector in relation to supporting the WFD objectives and delivering sustainable development. Given the linkages b

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The European Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks came into force in November 2007 and was transposed into local legislation by The Water Environment (Floods Directive) Regulation

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Key milestones towards the implementation of the Floods Directive include the following: • Publication of the Strategic Flood Maps for Northern Ireland in November 2008. These maps identify the predic

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) are due to be published by December 2015. The FRMPs will apply to each of the three main River Basin Districts in Northern Ireland, namely North Eastern, Neagh-Bann

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The FRMPs focus on 3 main themes, as follows: PREVENTION • The avoidance of, where possible, new development in areas of flood risk, • Promoting appropriate land use, agriculture and forestry practice

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

In September 2011, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) published the document "Managing Stormwater – A Strategy for Promoting the Use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) within Northern Irel

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

It is anticipated that a Reservoirs Bill, will be enacted in 2014/15. The legislation will introduce a risk based approach to the management of the potential flood risk from controlled reservoirs and

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The development of a new Floods Bill for Northern Ireland is due to be progressed. The Bill will provide a wider range of duties and powers for the effective delivery of Flood Risk Management. These i

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The policies in the Statement are consistent with the guiding principles of sustainable development expressed in the 'Everyone's Involved – Sustainable Development Strategy' for Northern Ireland, publ

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The main objectives of this statement are to: • seek to prevent inappropriate new development in areas known to be at risk of flooding, or that may increase the flood risk elsewhere; • ensure that the

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

the conservation and enhancement of the natural environment and biodiversity;

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

the conservation of archaeology and the built heritage.

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Development plans set out how future development will be accommodated in the plan area over the plan period within the overarching strategic framework provided by the Regional Development Strategy (RD

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The preparation of a development plan provides a key opportunity for the planning authority to consider how best to plan for and facilitate sustainable patterns of development in the plan area in acco

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The role of development plans in taking account of flood risk management considerations has assumed greater significance in recent years as a result of the implementation of the European Union (EU) Fl

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Development plans need to take account of the potential risks from all sources of flooding over the plan period and beyond as this is likely to influence decisions on such matters as the zoning of lan

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Flood risk may also be an important consideration in the definition of settlement limits and in the designation of new settlements.

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

In addition, development plans may also need to consider the potential implications of flood risks beyond the Plan area. This may be necessary where: a) development in locations beyond the Plan area h

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

In discharging all of these functions relating to flood risk management, local development plans need to make the necessary linkages with and to be informed by the existing and emerging body of inform

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The multi-layered Strategic Flood Maps, available on the "nidirect" website http://www.dardni.gov.uk/riversagency/index/rivers/flood-maps-ni.htm provide information on flood defences; historical flood

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

There should also be consultation with Rivers Agency from an early stage on strategic issues relating to flood risk management throughout the Plan area and beyond. Ongoing consultation with Rivers Age

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

The strategic flood risk information and advice provided by Rivers Agency at development plan preparation stage will take account of the latest information on flood risk. This will not only include th

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Development Plans will apply a precautionary approach to development in areas that may be subject to flood risk presently or in the future as a result of climate change predictions. Consequently, deve

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

As part of the precautionary approach, the planning authority may also need to review extant development plans with a view to addressing flood risk issues which may only have been identified relativel

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Development plans have a role to play in furthering a more sustainable approach to flood management. This includes a number of measures such as:- • Flood avoidance through the careful selection of hou

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Floodplains and other land important for flood storage or conveyance or sustainable drainage, within or adjacent to settlements can often form important strategic networks of green and / or blue space

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Development plans can reduce flood risk to vulnerable development (existing or proposed) through planning for storm exceedance. For example, within a site zoned for housing or economic development, th

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

Development plans can support the use of SuDS as the preferred option for surface water drainage in the Plan area. For example, measures such as the

NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)

use of permeable paving for the developable area of a zoned site could be provided for through the stipulation of a key site requirement. Annex C provides further guidance on sustainable drainage syst