PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)·Page 32·6.15
Development involving significant intensification of use in flood-risk areas
Development that significantly intensifies use of a site (such as converting a single dwelling to multiple apartments) may expose more people to residual flood risk in defended areas and is subject to constraint.
Development involving a significant intensification of use, such as the conversion of a single dwelling unit to a number of apartments, would be liable to expose more people to the residual flood risk in defended areas. However,
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