Sustainable Flood Management in Development Plans

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 housing and economics zonings; • identifying flood plains and safeguarding them from development likely to impact upon their flood storage and conveyancing capacity; • identifying and safeguarding from development areas of storm exceedence; and • promoting sustainable drainage schemes. (SuDS)