Flood Risk Management

Flood Risk Assessments are a key requirement for planning approval for a wide range of developments, often forming a key part of drainage strategies.

WCI provides detailed strategic and site-specific Flood Risk Assessments for all sizes of development with years of experience working closely with the Environment Agency, Local Planning Authorities, Water Authorities and insurance providers.

WCI provide assessments to help you understand the risk of flooding of your project site, property or premises.

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WHAT IS A FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT?

As an integral part of our early stage drainage design process, a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) aims to identify the risk of flooding to a proposed development and its surroundings, from all sources of flooding while working with all stakeholders to identify options for amending the design or mitigating the flood risk.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

Depending on the flood risk, assessments can be as simple as a short written statement or may need complex modelling. Our FRA’s will include:

Assess the suitability of the proposed development in relation to all sources of flooding;

Assess the flood risk posed by the scheme once it is complete and operational;

Suggest mitigation measures in order to reduce any residual risks to acceptable levels;

Recommend preferred surface water drainage strategies for the development.

GOOD TO KNOW

In England, the National Planning Policy Framework requires you to complete a Flood Risk Assessment if:

The site lies within Flood Zone 2 or Flood Zone 3
The size area is over 1ha
The site lies within an area that has been classified by the Local Planning Authority or the Environment Agency as having critical drainage problems (ie lies within
a Critical Drainage Area).

In Wales, under TAN15 (Technical Advice Note 15) a FCA (Flood Consequence Assessment) is required if you are within Zone C1 or C2 or Zone B if flooding has been identified as a material consideration.

A sewage treatment plant under water in a flooded area of a garden

THE WCI DIFFERENCE

WCI is well known for our knowledge of wastewater engineering and intelligent design. WCI can provide assessments to help you understand the risk of flooding of your project site, property or premises.