We can help you with Flood Risk Assessments (including Nutrient Neutrality) and Drainage Strategies for Planning across East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk).

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In the UK, Flood Risk Assessments are required for:

• most developments in Flood Zone 2 and 3 (including minor development and change of use;

• Developments in Flood Zone 1 that are:

  • more than 1 ha;

  • changing use to a more vulnerable class; or

  • within areas with critical drainage problems.

 

The advice from the Department for Education, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment Agency (EA) is to appoint a flood risk specialist, like Beaver and Macaw Consulting LLP, to carry out the flood risk assessment for you. They also advise that the planning application may be refused by your local planning authority if you don't include a flood risk assessment or if it isn't satisfactory. The EA Flood Map for Planning is the recommended starting point for a Flood Risk Assessment.

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As civil engineering consultants we can help you by producing a report that assesses risk and identifies the hazard associated with flooding near your development. As a micro-company (yet still with over 15 years experience in preparing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies), we can assure you that we will be cost competitive with our peers and will happily discuss the scope of our appointments.