Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

Hart District Council is required to prepare a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA), this project was undertaken jointly with Surrey Heath Borough Council to support the Local Development Frameworks (LDF).

The SFRA creates a strategic framework for the consideration of flood risk when making planning decisions. It has been developed with reference to Planning Policy Statement 25 (PPS25): development and flood risk and additional guidance provided by the Environment Agency.

SFRAs are essential to enable a strategic and proactive approach to be applied to flood risk management. The assessment allows us to understand current flood risk on a wide-spatial scale and how this is likely to change in the future.

The SFRA is presented in a number of documents:

• VOLUME I – Decision Support Document
• VOLUME II – Technical Report
• VOLUME III – Mapping
  • Figure 1.1 - Study Area
  • Figure 1.2 - Topography
  • Figure 2.1 - EA Flood Warning Areas
  • Figure 3.1 - Defences
  • Figure 4.1 - Historic Flooding
  • Figure 4.2 - Current EA Flood Zones
  • Figure 4.3 - SFRA Flood Zones
  • Figure 4.4 - Climate Change Overview Map
  • Figure 4.4 - Climate Change
  • Figure 4.5 - Hazard Map (Depth of Flooding)
  • Figure 4.6 - Hazard Map (Velocity of Flooding)
  • Figure 5.1 - Flood from Land
  • Figure 6.1 - Flooding from Groundwater
  • Figure 7.1 - Basingstoke Canal

The SFRA is a live document that is intended to be updated as new information and guidance become available. The outcomes and conclusions of the SFRA may not be valid in the event of future changes to the data or the baseline flooding situation. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure they are using the best available information.

For further information contact Planning Policy on 01252 774459 or email planningpolicy@hart.gov.uk