The Environment Agency has published a detailed list of objections to planning applications based on flood risk and water quality between 2016-2017 to 2022-2023 containing a total of 19647 entries.
The list is intended to help with transparency on planning decisions affecting flood risk and water quality.
The list consists of planning applications where the Environment Agency made an initial objection on the basis of flood risk or water quality. Many of these issues will be resolved before a final planning decision is made by the local planning authority (LPA).
The list is to help LPAs complete their annual monitoring reports and meet their reporting obligations to government under the single data list. It is also intended to help with greater transparency for others who may be interested in the role of planning in flood risk and water quality.
The flood risk data shows:
- initial flood risk objections made by the Environment Agency from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2023
- local planning authority (LPA) planning decisions recorded by the Environment Agency from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2023, for applications where an initial flood risk objection had been made – including cases where the initial objection was made before 1 April 2016
- if Environment Agency flood risk advice was followed
The water quality data includes all initial water quality objections made by the Environment Agency from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
The list will be updated each year with the latest data, including:
- all flood risk and water quality initial objections made by the Environment Agency during the latest financial year
- all LPA planning decisions recorded by the Environment Agency during the latest financial year, regardless of when the initial flood risk objection was made
The flood risk data can be filtered by any or all of the following factors:
- local planning authority
- development type or description
- residential units
- the year the initial Environment Agency flood risk objection was made
- the year the Environment Agency recorded the LPA decision
- if Environment Agency flood risk advice was followed or if the outcome is currently unknown
More detailed information on an individual case can be obtained by using the link for the LPA’s website and searching for the application using the LPA reference provided.
For the latest year, the list shows:
Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023:
- 96.3% of applications were decided in line with Environment Agency flood risk advice
- 99.3% of homes included in planning applications were decided in line with Environment Agency flood risk advice
- 267 homes were granted planning permission against Environment Agency flood risk advice
Between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2023:
- 95.9% of applications were decided in line with Environment Agency flood risk advice
- 98.7% of homes included in planning applications were decided in line with Environment Agency flood risk advice
- 2,947 homes were granted planning permission against Environment Agency advice
The data published is correct as of 31 March 2023 – click here to download the full list, which is in spreadsheet format
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