§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list those planning applications that have been agreed for development in the flood plains since the introduction of the revised Planning Policy Guidance 25; and what was the position of the Environment Agency in each case. [19467]
§ Ms KeebleThis information is not available centrally.
The Environment Agency reports annually under the high-level targets published in 1999 on its response to planning applications, identifying cases where the agency sustained objections on flood-risk grounds and final decisions, by the local planning authority or on appeal, 1164W were in line with or contrary to agency advice. The report for 1999–2000, covering the period from 1 October 1999 to 31 March 2000 was placed in the Library of the House by the then Minister for Planning on 21 December 2000. Official Report, column 311W. The report for 2000–01, covering the period from 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001, is expected to be published shortly.