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Recommendation 14
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Over half of Local Planning Authorities rarely inspect flood risk compliance due to resource scarcity.
Conclusion
In July 2021, Defra published a review of policy for development in areas at flood risk. This research found that over half of Local Planning Authorities said they rarely or never inspected a new development to check compliance with flood risk planning conditions. They described a lack of resource as the main barrier to inspections.23 Surface water flooding
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 2 April 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗