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Find out when you need to do a flood risk assessment as part of your planning application, how to complete one and how it is processed.
How to check the long term flood risk for an area in England, assess risk from rivers and sea, surface water, reservoirs, ground water.
Find out if there’s flooding in your area: flood warnings, flood alerts plus river, sea and groundwater levels.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application
What flood alerts and flood warnings mean and what you should do when they're issued.
Register your home or business in England, Scotland or Wales to receive flood warnings and find out how to check flood risk in Northern Ireland
How to manage the risk of flooding on your campsite, caravan park, holiday park or residential park.
How to get the flood history for a postcode area or property in England.
Application form and guidance notes for a part B10 flood risk activities environmental permit.
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