‘One in ten’ new homes have been built in flood risk zones
Almost 85,000 new homes have been built in flood risk areas in the last five years, according to Government data mined by The Guardian. NFU Mutual, meanwhile, estimates that the cost of insurance claims for the recent Storm Ciara will reach £20m.
Government pitches a ‘major scaling up’ of custom & self-built homes
30-40,000 custom and self-build (CSB) homes could and should be built in the UK each year, says Richard Bacon, in a report that rails against "houses designed by accountants".
Coastal communities may have to move, warns Environment Agency in stark flood risk assessment
'In some cases, the scale of flooding or coastal change may be so significant [that it] may mean potentially moving communities out of harm’s way in the longer term'
How England’s broken planning system has created (not reduced) the risk of floods
"Urban areas have been creating flood risk," writes Lee Bosher. "And this is largely due to the government’s focus on making land – low cost, flood prone land – available for development."
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