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UIN 113197

Housing: Construction

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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9 November 2020

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12 November 2020 · Answer

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Housing

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12 November 2020

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will reassess the potential merits of making sustainable drainage systems compulsory in new housing developments at risk from flooding.

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  1. 9 November 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will reassess the potential merits of making sustainable drainage systems compulsory in new housing developments at risk from flooding.

    Source: Commons

  2. 12 November 2020

    Answer

    The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided and directed away from areas at highest risk. If new homes are necessary in a flood risk area, and no suitable sites at lower ris...

    Source: Written answer

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