[ Technical Advice Note 15: Development and Flood Risk ]

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Flooding of rivers and coastal waters is a natural process which plays an important role in shaping the environment. However, as a natural phenomenon it is very difficult to predict, and although floods occur relatively infrequently the consequences can be very significant.

TAN 15 Contents

• Introduction
• Background
• Aim of the TAN
• Development advice maps
• Nature of development or land use
• Justifying the location of built development
• Assessing flooding consequences
• Surface water run-off from new development
• Summary of policy requirements
• Action through Development Plans
• Development Control
• Appendix 1 - Assessing Flooding Consequences
  • A. Objectives of the Assessment
  • B. Assessing Flooding Consequences
  • C. Acceptability Criteria for Flooding Consequences
  • D. Awareness of Flooding Consequences
  • E. Technical Requirements for Assessing Flooding Consequences
• Appendix 2 - Flooding and Climate Change
• Appendix 3 – The Environment Agency
• Appendix 4 – Sustainable Drainage Systems
• Appendix 5 – Some Relevant Statutory and Non-Statutory Plans
• Appendix 6 - Warning Notices/Signs at Caravan and Camping Sites and Other Development at Risk of Flooding

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