Mid Suffolk Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008)
The National Planning Policy Framework, published in March 2012, requires local planning authorities prepare a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) as part of the evidence base that supports its Local Plan.
Mid Suffolk SFRA Final Document (March 2008) (990Kb)
Mid Suffolk's SFRA was published in March 2008 (see above). Due to the size of the document we have broken it down into sections (see below). Although not updated since, flood risk remains a 'living and changing’ issue. Therefore, the document and the outcomes and conclusions set out below may not be valid in the event of future changes to the data or the baseline flooding situation. While we will endeavour to update the SFRA on a periodic basis it remains the responsibility of the user to ensure that they are using the best and most up-to-date available information, and for them to demonstrate that any potential risks have been identified and mitigated through a site specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA). A useful check point is the Flood Maps published by the Environment Agency.
Appendix A - Flood Risk in Mid Suffolk - 2007 (2.7Mb)
Appendix B - Flood Risk in Mid Suffolk - 2107 (2.7Mb)
Appendix C - Flood Risk Maps - Towns and Key Service Centres 2007 and 2017
- Bacton 2007 & 2107 (828Kb)
- Botesdale & Rickinghall 2007 & 2107 (1.5Mb)
- Bramford 2007 & 2107 (2.3Mb)
- Debenham 2007 & 2107 (1.8Mb)
- Elmswell 2007 & 2107 (1.4Mb)
- Eye 2007 & 2107 (2.1Mb)
- Gt. Blakenham & Claydon 2007 & 2107 (2.8Mb)
- Haughley 2007 & 2107 (1.3Mb)
- Mendlesham 2007 & 2107 (1.2Mb)
- Needham Market 2007 & 2107 (2.8Mb)
- Stowmarket 2007 & 2107 (1.5Mb)
- Stowupland 2007 & 2107 (888Kb)
- Stradbroke 2007 & 2107 (1.2Mb)
- Thurston 2007 & 2107 (1.6Mb)
- Woolpit 2007 & 2107 (1.7Mb)
Appendix D - Depth Hazard Maps (DHM):
- Debenham DHM 2007 & 2107 (1.5Mb)
- Eye DHM 2007 & 2107 (1.6Mb)
- Needham Market DHM 2007 & 2107 (1.5Mb)
- Stowmarket DHM 2007 & 2107 (3.7Mb)
Appendix E - Groundwater Vulnerability Map of Mid Suffolk (1.4Mb)
Appendix F - Geology and SuDs Review (63Kb)
Appendix G - GIS Layers (59Kb)
Appendix H - Data (23Kb)