Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)
DMD 62 Flood Control and Mitigation Measures
Development that increases flood risk to third parties or is not defined as safe in line with Enfield’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) will not be acceptable. All new developments at risk of flooding should be accompanied by appropriate flood mitigation measures. New development should:
- Maintain or provide new or upgraded flood infrastructure at a sufficient standard of protection and/or provide a financial contributions towards measures which reduce and mitigate against flood risk. Where new infrastructure or protection results in a loss of floodplain storage volume this must be compensated for in an appropriate manner;
- Maintain adequate distances from rivers/watercourses in line with DMD 63 ‘Protection and Improvement of Watercourses and Flood Defences’.
- Incorporate flood resilient and flood resistant design measures;
- Apply appropriate construction techniques to limit the disturbance to natural groundwater flows, such as the use of piled foundations; and
- Provide flood Warning arrangements and Evacuation Plans.
Where the development is for essential infrastructure, the measures should ensure that the site is designed to remain operational when floods occur.
The Council will refuse proposals which provide an unacceptable standard of safety.
This Policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy Policy 28.
For more information please see the Development Managament Document (DMD)