Other ways of finding out long term flood risk

  1. Call Floodline: 0345 988 1188.
  2. Type talk: 0345 602 6340 (for the hard of hearing)

Is Wales a flood risk?

2.3 Overall, some 140,000 properties in Wales (12% of the total housing stock) are thought to be at risk from flooding by rivers or the sea.

Will Cardiff be underwater?

Llanelli, Swansea, Port Talbot, Porthcawl, Barry, Cardiff and Newport will, all be below the annual flood level by 2050, based on the projections, placing them all at risk in a year when flooding is in line with predictions and less severe than when moderate or major floods are predicted.

What is flood zone C1?

Zone C1: described as “areas of the floodplain which are developed and served by significant infrastructure, including flood defences”.

How do I find flood history of a house?

Your insurance agent can run a Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Evaluation (CLUE) report on the past claims on the property. This will be the most concrete way of determining whether or not the home has flooded in the past.

Is there a new flood map for planning in Wales?

As part of the long awaited update of Technical Advice Note 15 (TAN15): Development and Flood Risk, the Welsh Government are now undertaking consultation and development work on a new Flood Map for Planning.

What are the national flood risk maps based on?

The National Flood Risk Maps are based on generalised modelling created as part of Flood Risk Assessment Wales (FRAW) and published as part of Cycle 2 of the Flood Risk Regulations (2009). The National Flood Risk Maps have been created for 3 sources of flooding, namely,

What do the new flood risk bands mean for development?

The proposed flood map will introduce new flood risk bands to support a more risk-based approach to decision making. Currently our understanding of the new zones is as follows: Zone 1: greater than 1:1000 annual chance of flooding: no flood risk constraints to development. Zone 1 are areas not covered by any of other zones.

What does flood zone 1 mean?

Zone 1: greater than 1:1000 annual chance of flooding: no flood risk constraints to development. Zone 1 are areas not covered by any of other zones. Zone 2: between 1:000 and 1:100 (1:200 sea) annual chance of flooding: all types of development subject to TAN 15 tests.