Research
These are the questions we answer during the Research stage.
Answering them wil help us learn more about the Flood risk zones consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.
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Do we understand the lifecycle of a Flood risk zones?
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Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
In the metadata for the data it states that "The Flood Zones are created using local flood model outputs, recorded flood outlines and national flood model information. These are combined to generate extents of land at flood risk, with the aim of using the best available flood risk information in any one location."
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Where will or should the data be used?
This data should be used to make decisions about land use and infrastructure development. Flood risk zones also inform strategic flood risk assessments (SFRAs), which have an impact on local plans from a management perspective.
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What other planning considerations does it interact with?
- Local plans - Flood risk zones are referenced a number of times in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.
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Who are the statutory consultees for Flood risk zones?
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Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Flood risk zones? How do we expect them to use Flood risk zones?
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What are the planning needs for this data?
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Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Flood risk zones data?
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What are some potential uses of Flood risk zones data?
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What's the value of adding Flood risk zones data to the platform?
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From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Flood risk zones data available?