2023 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2023

Has the council committed to avoiding new building developments on the functional flood plain?

Question code
3.8
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
Flood plain
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Points awarded if the Local Plan states that there is a ban, or avoidance to building on the functional flood plain.

The criteria will also be met if a policy states that any new development will only replace the footprint of current development.

Clarifications

The functional flood plain is defined as a 3b flood plain by local authorities in England and Scotland, and Zone C in Wales: ttps://www.ambiental.co.uk/flood-zones/

The functional flood plain is the most at risk area for flooding.

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Points distribution single tier councils

0 points

105 single tier councils

1 point

77 single tier councils

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Aberdeen City Council
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1/1
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1/1
Aberdeenshire Council
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1/1
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1/1
Angus Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Buckinghamshire Council1/1
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
Score 2023
1/1
Difference

Evidence

1/1
Coventry City Council
Score 2023
1/1
Difference

Evidence

1/1
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
Difference

Evidence

1/1
Derby City Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Dundee City Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Durham County Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Halton Borough Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Herefordshire Council
Score 2023
1/1
Difference

Evidence

1/1
Isles of Scilly
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Kirklees Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Leeds City Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
Leicester City Council
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
London Borough of Brent
Score 2023
1/1
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Evidence

1/1
London Borough of Camden
Score 2023
1/1
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    1/1
      London Borough of Croydon
      Score 2023
      1/1
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      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Enfield
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
      Score 2023
      1/1
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      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Hillingdon
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Lambeth
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Lewisham
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Merton
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Redbridge
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Southwark
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      London Borough of Wandsworth
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Midlothian Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Milton Keynes
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Monmouthshire County Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Newport City Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      North East Lincolnshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      North Lanarkshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      North Northamptonshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Northumberland Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Perth and Kinross Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Scottish Borders Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Sheffield City Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Shropshire Council - Unitary
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      South Lanarkshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
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      Evidence

      1/1
      Stirling Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      The Highland Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      The Moray Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
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      Evidence

      1/1
      Thurrock Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
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      Evidence

      1/1
      Vale of Glamorgan Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
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      Evidence

      1/1
      Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      West Berkshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      West Dunbartonshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      West Lothian Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Westminster City Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Wiltshire Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Wirral Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Wolverhampton City Council
      Score 2023
      1/1
      Difference

      Evidence

      1/1
      Argyll and Bute Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Bath and North East Somerset Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Birmingham City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Blackpool Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Bridgend County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Brighton and Hove City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Bristol City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Caerphilly County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Cardiff Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Carmarthenshire County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Central Bedfordshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Ceredigion County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      City of Edinburgh Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      City of London
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      City of York Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Conwy County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Denbighshire County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Dorset Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Dumfries and Galloway Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      East Lothian Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      East Riding of Yorkshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Falkirk Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Fife Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Flintshire County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Glasgow City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Gwynedd County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Hartlepool Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Inverclyde Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Isle of Anglesey County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Isle of Wight Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Liverpool City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Bromley
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Ealing
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Hackney
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Haringey
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Harrow
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Havering
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Hounslow
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Islington
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Newham
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Sutton
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Tower Hamlets
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      London Borough of Waltham Forest
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Luton Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Manchester City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Medway Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Middlesbrough Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      North Ayrshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      North Lincolnshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      North Somerset Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Nottingham City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Orkney Islands Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Pembrokeshire County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Peterborough City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Plymouth City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Portsmouth City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Powys County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Reading Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Redcar and Cleveland Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Renfrewshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Royal Borough of Greenwich
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Rutland County Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Salford City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Shetland Islands Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Slough Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Southampton City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      South Ayrshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      South Gloucestershire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      South Tyneside Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Stoke-on-Trent City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Sunderland City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Swansea City Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Swindon Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Telford & Wrekin Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Torbay Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Torfaen County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Warrington Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      West Northamptonshire Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Wokingham Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No
      Wrexham County Borough Council
      Score 2023
      0/1
      Difference
      0/1No