Flood Risk Consultants

Waterco are experts in Flood Risk consultancy, producing Flood Risk and Flood Consequence Assessments throughout the country. The planning system in the UK, together with the Environment Agency and SEPA, require a robust assessment of flood risk for many new and existing sites.

Waterco have extensive knowledge of flood risk and Environment Agency regulation and consenting procedures to help developers and planners through the Flood Risk Assessment process. Waterco are a specialist flood risk consultancy offering a wide range of in-house flood risk, hydrology and coastal management services and can provide professional and personal guidance which is competitively priced.

Our guidance provides advice and support to the Lead Local Flood Authorities – the County, Unitary and Borough Councils across England and Wales – to undertake 'Preliminary Flood Risk Assessments'. These PFRAs are the first task required to implement the Flood Risk Regulations 2009. They involve an assessment of local flood risk, the preparation of a Preliminary Assessment Report and the identification of areas of significant flood risk, called Flood Risk Areas.

Planning Documents - PPS25, TAN15, SPP7

Every FRA or FCA we produce meets the requirements set out in the relevant flood risk planning statements.

In England the planning document is PPS25 (Planning Policy Statement 25 – Development and Flood Risk), whereas in Wales, it's the Welsh Assembly Governments TAN15 (Technical Advice Note 15 – Development and Flood Risk). In Scotland the Scottish Executive Development Department have produced SPP7 (Scottish Planning Policy 7 - Planning & Flooding).

To access the relevant planning policy document, click on the appropriate link on the right.

Environment Agency (EA) Flood Maps

The Environment Agency website has a very helpful flood zone finder (EA Flood Map) in which you just need to enter the postcode of the development site to find out in which Flood Zone it is located.  We have included a quick link to it below.
 

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Flood Maps

The SEPA website also has helpful indicative river and coastal flood zone finder. Simply click on the link below and enter the location or postcode of the site to access the map.

SEPA Flood Map Page