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Planning And Environment Update: The risk of flooding
Rebecca Clarkson and Roy Pinnock explore the conflict between planning policy preventing development in flood zones and the need to build more housing ‘As well as flood protection and mitigation measures, planning policy also has an important role to play in preventing development in unsuitable areas, and ensuring that developments are designed to robustly protect …
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- Attleborough appeal – Land north of Norwich Road, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 2JY, decision 27 January 2016, ref APP/F2605/W/3131981 (
- Hartlepool appeal – Land at Brenda Road, Hartlepool TS25 2BJ, decision 21 March 2016, ref APP/H0724/W/15/3005751 (
- Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd; Richborough Estates Partnership LLP v Cheshire East Borough Council [2016] EWCA 168; [2017] UKSC 37