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Representation ID: 19486

Received: 24/02/2009

Respondent: Environment Agency

Flood Risk
We support the inclusion of a Flood Risk Policy in the Strategy Directions. We do however, recommend that some minor changes are incorporated. With regard to regeneration in areas of flood risk, we recommend that Paragraph 12.42 is rewritten to reflect the requirement of Criterion a) of the Exception Test. This seeks to ensure that where a site has been sequentially tested and the principle of development has been accepted, it must be demonstrated that the development provides wider sustainability benefits as set out in PPS12