Planning consideration

Flood risk zones 3b

Flood risk zone 3b, or the 'functional floodplain' is land where water has to flow or be stored in times of flooding, often to protect downstream communities from flooding.

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• Design stage: Screen
• Tags:
  • constraint
  • environmental
  • footnote 7
  • local plan
  • policies map

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• Synonyms: No synonyms added
• Legislation: No legislation added
• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Unknown
• Useful links:
  • Flood risk assessment zones 2 + 3 guidance
  • Flood risk guidance
• Technical specification: No specification added

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

• Who asked for 'Flood risk zones 3b' data?

• What is the driver for the request?

• Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

  • Modern planning software

Screen

• What is the 'Flood risk zones 3b' consideration?

• Is there legislation that defines 'Flood risk zones 3b'?

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Flood risk zones 3b'?

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

• Is the Flood risk zones 3b a trigger?

• Is the Flood risk zones 3b something to consult during plan making?

• Is there any Flood risk zones 3b data already available?

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

• Will a data standard be required?

Research

• Do we understand the lifecycle of a Flood risk zones 3b?

• Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

• Where will or should the data be used?

• What other planning considerations does it interact with?

• Who are the statutory consultees for Flood risk zones 3b?

• Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Flood risk zones 3b? How do we expect them to use Flood risk zones 3b?

• What are the planning needs for this data?

• Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Flood risk zones 3b data?

• What are some potential uses of Flood risk zones 3b data?

• What's the value of adding Flood risk zones 3b data to the platform?

• From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Flood risk zones 3b data available?

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1 update

• Claire Miller (26 September 2024)

  As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we're confident that this consideration acts as an INPUT to the process of creating a local plan.

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Last updated: 2025-06-03 15:11:29