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Demountable Flood Guards
NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)
Demountable Flood Guards These guards or gates are made of suitable flood resistant material and are fitted across boundary fences, doors and windows by bolting or dropping into pre-prepared slots or
flood-resilienceflood-defencecommercialnon-domesticTemporary Flood Defences
NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)
Temporary Flood Defences This solution is sometimes adopted to provide protection for commercial properties such as shops and restaurants where a service or an ongoing activity may still be required o
flood-resilienceflood-defencecommercialnon-domesticSand Bags or Flood Sacks
NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)
Sand Bags or Flood Sacks This is the cheapest form of measure and is more suitable in emergency response situations, such as surface water flooding where there is little to no warning, the water is at
flood-resilienceflood-defenceemergency-responseFlood Resilience - Design Principles
E8NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)
E8 Flood Resilience involves designing or adapting a property so that although flood water is able to enter the building, very little or no permanent damage is caused through the use of water resistan
flood-resilienceadaptationflood-damage-mitigationFlood Resilience - Pipes and Services
E8NI-wide·PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)
Recommended methods are:- Pipes and Services Electrical wiring can be dropped down from the first floor / roof level and by ensuring that all fuse boxes and electrical sockets are kept at least 1.5m
flood-resilienceelectrical-servicesflood-damage-mitigation