PPS 15 Planning and Flood Risk (Revised)·Page 79·E8
Flood Resilience - Design Principles
Flood resilience involves designing or adapting buildings so flood water can enter with minimal permanent damage through water-resistant and replaceable materials, maintaining structural integrity and allowing rapid recovery. This method is not usually suitable for new properties.
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 resistant and replaceable sacrificial materials. Structural integrity is also maintained and normal service can resume fairly rapidly after the flood has receded and clean up has taken place. This method is not usually that suitable for new property.
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