Policy information sourced from the Ealing Development Plan Document
5.12 Ealing Local Variation - Flood Risk Management
Planning Decisions
- All development, including that on land that is not part of a defined floodplain, must ensure that it is not vulnerable to surface water, sewer and groundwater flooding.
- New development that reduces the capacity of the floodplain or is in any way vulnerable to flooding will not be permitted within an 8m buffer along all main rivers, and a 5m buffer alongside all ordinary watercourses.
- There is a general presumption against the use of treatments that do not take a sustainable approach to drainage in domestic gardens and open space.
For more information please see the Ealing Development Plan Document