Precautionary Approach to Development in Flood Risk Areas

LDPs should apply a precautionary approach to development in areas that may be subject to flood risk presently or in the future as a result of climate change predictions. Consequently, LDPs should not bring forward sites or zone land that may be susceptible to flooding, now or in the future, unless in exceptional circumstances. Where, exceptionally, a new plan brings forward such a site, it needs to explain the rationale and set out the measures necessary to manage or mitigate the risk.