Coastal Flood Risk Assessment

Our Marine and Coastal Risk Management (MCRM) team of specialist coastal scientists, hydraulic modellers, maritime and drainage engineers, deliver coastal FRA’s for private clients nationally and internally. Many of the coastal flood models used to generate the national mapping for government bodies within the United Kingdom have been developed by us. Our experienced consultants will support your planning application, providing specialist advice and adhering to National Planning Policy, to give you the best chance of achieving planning approval.

If you are planning a residential or commercial development, big or small, national planning policies require your planning application to include a flood risk assessment (FRA) in England and Scotland, or flood consequence assessment in Wales.

An FRA identifies the potential risk of flooding to the development site as well as considering how your site may affect potential flooding elsewhere. An FRA is especially important if your development is located within National Flood Zone 2 or 3 or is over one hectare within Flood Zone 1 (England and Wales), or is located within SEPA’s indicative flood map (Scotland). It is likely that you’ll need to understand how you can use mitigation measures to manage any flood risk, to the site and beyond, before you put in a planning application.