Planning Policy Statement 25, commonly abbreviated as PPS 25, is a document produced by the British Government and intended to set out policy on development and flood

Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...

 risk. PPS25 was published in December 2006 and has been supplemented with a Practice Guide in June 2008.

In Northern Ireland Planning Policy Statement 15: Planning and Flood Risk applies

See also

• Planning Policy Statements
  Planning Policy Statements
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• Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
  Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
  Town and Country Planning is the land use planning system governments use to balance economic development and environmental quality. Each country of the United Kingdom has its own planning system that is responsible for town and country planning devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the...
  
  
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
  Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
  The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was promoted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister...
  
  
• Rivers Agency
  Rivers Agency
  The Rivers Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development . It is the statutory drainage and flood defence authority for Northern Ireland. DARD is the competent authority for the implementation of the EU Floods directive and has deligated the day to day...
  
  
• Floods directive
  Floods directive
  DIRECTIVE 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks is commonly known as the ‘Floods Directive’....