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Sector cautiously welcomes UK government amendments to planning guidance for preventing flooding in new builds

By 2022-08-31T10:56:00

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“We have all seen how flooding is becoming all too frequent. This new guidance will strengthen councils’ ability to require better flood resilience in new developments,” said secretary for levelling up, housing and communities Greg Clark.

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