Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Accepted
Paragraph: 73
It is widely recognised that inappropriate development in areas at risk from flooding represents a...
Recommendation
It is widely recognised that inappropriate development in areas at risk from flooding represents a serious threat to flood resilience, particularly as the scale of the risk is 50 Flooding likely to increase with climate change. Defra must do more to integrate its approach to flood resilience across the whole of Government, and this must include greater interaction between planning policy and approaches to managing flood risk. The Government should explain how its proposals for planning reform will contribute to better flood resilience outcomes than the current planning system. It should also explain how leadership will be provided within Government so that flood risk and planning policies are integrated within a coherent approach to climate adaptation.
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The Government highlights existing National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) provisions which aim to avoid inappropriate development in flood risk areas by directing development away from high-risk zones or ensuring safety, but does not explain how *reforms* or *new leadership* will enhance this.
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Paragraph Reference:
73
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government recognises that inappropriate development in areas at risk from flooding represents a serious threat to flood resilience, particularly as the scale of the risk is likely to increase with climate change. Paragraph 167 of the National Planning Policy Framework12 (NPPF) sets out that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk. Where this is not possible, development should be made safe without increasing flood risk e
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