PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)·Page 33·6.19
Exceptions to Undefended Area Policy
Exceptions to the presumption against development in undefended areas are permitted for certain development types including agricultural development, minerals development, and transport or utilities infrastructure, where alternative lower-risk sites would not be practical or available.
However, it is recognised that in certain cases, development or infrastructure has to be in such locations, as alternative lower flood risk sites would be neither practical nor available. Exceptions to the policy are therefore set out for a range of development types, including for example, agricultural development, minerals development and transport or utilities infrastructure. In regard to agricultural and minerals development, this exception will only apply where the
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