PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)·Page 12·2.13

Flood Risk Management Plan Themes

The FRMPs are organized around three main themes: Prevention (avoiding development in flood-risk areas and promoting appropriate land use), Protection (implementing structural and non-structural flood mitigation measures), and Preparedness (flood warning, emergency planning, public information, and property adaptation).

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 practices. PROTECTION • Structural and non-structural measures to reduce the likelihood and impact of floods. PREPAREDNESS • Flood warning, • Flood emergency planning. A Local Resilience Forum has been established for Belfast with other areas to follow, • Informing the public about flood risk and what to do in the event of a flood to their property, • Adapting existing property to the risk of flooding.

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