Written question WQ95875
- Asked by
- Russell GeorgeConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 3 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm if it is acceptable for a local planning authority to not update their strategic flood consequences assessment due to them waiting for the revised TAN15 guidance to be published?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
The production of a Strategic Flood Consequences Assessment (SFCA) does not depend on the publication of TAN 15. The SFCA should use all available information to describe the level of flood risk in an area. The outputs of the SCFA can inform the Flood Map for Wales which itself underpins the TAN.