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NPPF Chapter 14: Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change, Flooding and Coastal Change

gov.uk · 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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[NPPF-159] — Paragraph 159

"New development should avoid increased vulnerability to climate change impacts."

[NPPF-162] — Paragraph 162

"Sequential test: steer new development to areas with the lowest risk of flooding."

[NPPF-163] — Paragraph 163

"Exception test: wider sustainability benefits must outweigh flood risk and development must be safe for its lifetime."

[NPPF-165] — Paragraph 165

"Major developments should incorporate sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)."

[NPPF-167] — Paragraph 167

"Flood risk must not be increased elsewhere; site-specific flood risk assessment required."

Type 📋 Policy

Source gov.uk

Jurisdiction 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Status Active

Published 2024-12-12

Effective 2024-12-12

Topics climate-change flood-risk

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