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Planning for floods: the role of local planning authorities in flood risk management in England

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Abstract

The amount, location and type of development taking place is a key contributor to flood risk. In England, local planning authorities (LPAs) are responsible for most decisions about what development takes place and where. This article examines the role LPAs play in flood risk management through an examination of the legal planning tools available to them when making decisions. It finds that there are a number of legal and policy barriers that limit the contribution that each of these tools can make to flood risk management and makes a number of recommendations for reforms to law and policy.

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Author(s): McClean A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Planning Practice and Research

Year: 2025

Volume: 40

Issue: 4

Pages: 717-732

Online publication date: 16/05/2025

Acceptance date: 07/05/2025

Date deposited: 05/12/2025

ISSN (print): 0269-7459

ISSN (electronic): 1360-0583

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2025.2504942

DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2025.2504942

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