SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems) have become more and more popular in recent years, and for good reason.
Ambiental Environmental Assessment Director, Daniel Cook, Awarded “The Director Most Committed To Future Sustainability” Award from MDHUB.
MDHub is a peer-to-peer business growth network for Managing Directors and their Senior Board Directors in the South of England. This year…
What is a flood risk assessment?
If you’re asking yourself what is a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA), then this is the blog for you. An FRA takes into account the risk and impact of flooding on…
Making the most of your FRA consultation
Find out what makes a good flood risk assessment, and see how you can get the most from your consultation with Ambiental…
Flood Zones – What you need to know
Some of the most frequently asked questions encountered by our consultancy team are ‘what flood zone is my house in?’, ‘what flood zone is my site in?’ and ‘how could…
How predictive tools improve flood resilience
Flood resilience can be improved through predictive tools, warning systems, and highly precise flood models, as well as…
Flood Risk Assessments: Environment Agency’s new climate change allowances
5 Things You Need to Know about Environmental Agency’s new climate change allowances…
Strategic Flood Risk Assessments
A Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) looks at flood risk at a strategic level on a local planning authority scale. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local planning authorities to appraise …
Kensington and Chelsea approve over 65% of basement extensions
Analysis of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s planning records show that between June 1999 and January 2014, there were 594 planning applications involving basement extensions. Of these applications, …
61% of failed planning applications are objected to due to an unsatisfactory FRA
Data provided by the Environment Agency shows that in 2012 to 2013, the majority of planning applications objected to on flood risk grounds were rejected specifically because of an unsatisfactory…
Law Society Flood Practice Note
The Environment Agency estimates that one in six homes in England (approximately 5.2m properties) are at risk from flooding, and this figure is only going to grow in the face…
Analysis of October Floods in Fife, Scotland
Heavy rainfall triggered severe flash floods across Tayside and Fife on Friday October 12th 2012. One property situated in Dura Den, pictured above, had an entire wall washed away by…
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