Policy information sourced from the Dartford Core Strategy
CS 24: Flood Risk
To manage and mitigate flood risk the Council will:
- Ensure that sites in Flood Zone 2 and 3a, shown to be acceptable for development following application of the Sequential Test and parts A and B of the Exception Test, demonstrate that part C of the Exception Test can be passed and that residual risk is managed through a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) and an appropriate Flood Plan. Windfall sites will be subject to the same tests to assess whether they are appropriate for the development proposed.
- Engage with the Environment Agency and Defra in the further stages of the Thames Estuary 2100 Project (TE 2100), and seek not to foreclose any medium or long-term options through proposals in this Plan. In particular, the Council will protect the Dartford Marshes from development, in the event that the area is required to implement flood protection proposals or compensation freshwater habitats.
- Require the SUDS ‘management train’ to be applied, as appropriate, in all new development. In Water Source Protection Zones, SUDS will need to demonstrate that any surface water run-off infiltrating the ground will not lead to deterioration of groundwater quality.
- Identify and implement a green infrastructure network through the safeguarding of existing areas of open space and a requirement for generous provision of green space and water bodies in new development (see Policy CS 14).
For more information please see the Core Strategy