Policy information sourced from Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development

CSTP27 – MANAGEMENT AND REDUCTION OF FLOOD RISK

The Council will ensure that flood risk management is implemented and supported through effective land use planning. The Sequential, and where necessary Exception Test, as set out in the NPPF and associated Planning Practice Guidance will be employed when allocating sites for development and an Emergency Plan for the Borough will be completed.

The Council will also continue to work collaboratively with the Environment Agency by supporting the area based policy approach adopted in the Thames Estuary 2100 Project. In particular the Council will seek to safeguard existing flood defences and new areas for flood defences, water storage and drainage areas, as well as seeking secondary defences for key assets.

The Council will support the work of the Environment Agency in the Environmental Enhancement Project for the Mucking Flats and Marshes to ensure the delivery of appropriate flood mitigation and environmental enhancement measures.

The Council will work with the Environment Agency and other main stakeholders to ensure that fluvial and surface water flood risk is managed within Thurrock. This will include supporting the policies identified in the South Essex Catchment Flood Management Plan, such as identifying and safeguarding areas of land for existing and future areas of water storage in Policy Units 9, 10, 11 & 12 and in formulating System Asset Management Plans (SAMP) and the Integrated Urban Drainage Plans for Stanford-le-Hope, Tilbury and Purfleet. A Surface Water Management Plan will also be carried out to assist in the identification and mapping of areas susceptible to surface water flooding as recommended by Defra and the Pitt Review. Development proposals that will affect these locations will be expected to contribute towards infrastructure improvements, including where appropriate green infrastructure, in these locations to enable the development to proceed.

The Council will ensure that, where necessary, new development throughout the Borough contains space for water including naturalisation and environmental enhancement.

Developers will be required to incorporate sustainable drainage systems as a priority and to contribute towards flood risk management infrastructure where appropriate.

Planning applications received for sites within Flood Zone 3 will be treated in accordance with the NPPF, this policy and Policy PMD15.

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Where appropriate sites will be identified in the forthcoming Thurrock Local Plan and on the Proposals Map.

For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development