On the BBC news this morning was another article regarding how the government cuts are going to put the kibosh on any of the proposed flood defence schemes that are not already started commenced.

This follows the news before Christmas relating to questions that the PM had misled parliament when he said flood defence cuts had been protected in the spending review.

The BBC website has an article on the story at   www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11788065

Given the risks associated with building in flood zones it is amazing how many developments are still getting the go ahead. From our point of view it all keeps us in work but it is still possible to get controversial site locations though the planning system.

M Design have modeled many sites that were shown to be in flood zone 2 or flood zone 3 and demonstrated that the perceived risks are not actually correct. This has allowed development to go ahead on the site and increased the site values by a significant amount.

If you have a site that you feel is incorrectly shown as in flood zone 2 or 3 then contact M Design as it may be possible to get the flood zone maps amended using robust river modeling techniques.

M Design can be contacted via www.mdesign.uk.com