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ByEnvironment Agencyharbor_tide_dc5146

When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.

Adapted edition

Farm environmental controls
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
9
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-17
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Research the development site
  • Check the development class
  • Check if a flood risk assessment is needed and if one is provided
  • Check if information on sustainable drainage systems is needed and if it is provided
  • The sequential and exception tests
  • When the sequential test is needed
  • When development is exempt from the sequential test
  • How to apply the sequential test
  • When the exception test is needed
  • How to apply the exception test
  • When to consult the lead local flood authority
  • When to consult the Environment Agency or follow standing advice
  • Flood Zone 1
  • When to consult the Environment Agency
  • When to follow standing advice
  • Flood Zone 2
Source and licence
National flood risk standing advice for local planning authorities

Environment Agency

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘National flood risk standing advice for local planning authorities’ (updated 28 May 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.017/09/2026
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