Flood Risk and Water Management

This topic paper explores the evidence surrounding the Flood Risk and Water Management topic and provides an understanding of Aberdeenshire in relation to this issue. 

It identifies what information has been collected and assessed, why this is sufficient, and the relevance of that information to the next Local Development Plan. 

The data has primarily been assessed on the possible impact of future allocations for development within settlements. It considers, and asks for your views, on eight general topics: 

1. Identification of Datasets 

2. Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

3. Coastal flooding and erosion

4. Flood risk and flood risk management

5. Brownfield land and elevated buildings

6. Flood disadvantaged

7. Water supply

8. Natural flood risk management

9. Possible Connections in Evidence 

10. Site Selection Implications

While considering these issues it would be appropriate to refer to the content of the topic paper. 

We estimate that this survey will take 20 minutes to complete