PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas·Page 24·PPS 15
PPS 15 Flood Risk Management
Planning Policy Statement 15 requires that new development is not exposed to flooding and does not increase flood risk elsewhere, while securing the natural flood defence role of flood plains.
PPS 15 ensures that new development is not exposed to the direct threat of flooding and that it does not increase flood risk elsewhere. It also secures and promotes the natural role of flood plains as a form of flood defence.
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