When should I submit a Flood Risk Assessment?
In order to find out you must:
1. Establish which Category of Flood Risk your site falls
within. Click on the link below and select the Flood Zones
option.
View flood zones on our interative map
- Area shown as Flood Zone B = Category 3
- Area shown as Flood Zone A = Category 2
- Area not shown as Flood Zone A or B = Category 1
2. Go to the Environment Agency web link
step by step guidance, select the option "step by step
guidance", complete the questionnaire and act on the instructions
provided. The questionnaire includes guidance to help you answer
the questions.
If your proposal requires a flood risk assessment to be
submitted and this requires more than completing the simple form
that you are presented with when using the "step by step guidance",
you are strongly advised to discuss the scope and content of the
flood risk assessment before you start work on it.
Background
Over the past few years the impact of flooding has become an
important issue for everybody. With changes to weather patterns
(effects of climate change) and the impact development has on water
movement to streams and rivers, the risk of flash flooding and
floods has increased. It is in everyone's interest to know what
risk of flooding your house or business has, also on how water is
disposed of from your home or business and what knock on effect
this has to your local environment as a whole.
Flood Level Advice
If you require specific advice about 1:100 year flood levels for
a particular site, please contact the Environment Agency via the
following telephone/email address:
Tel: 01522 785879
Email: custanno.lincoln2.an@environment-agency.gov.uk
Please note that there will likely be a charge for this service.
The Environment Agency will be able to advise you of the charge and
the time it will take to provide the information.