Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)

Assessing and managing the risk of flooding in West Berkshire

An SFRA was developed to support the Core Strategy. It assesses the flood risk across the district. The SFRA has been reviewed to support the  Housing Site Allocations Development Plan Document

Level 1 SFRA (2008)

 West Berkshire Level 1 SFRA [430kb] provides an overview of flood risk across West Berkshire.  It contains appendices on: 

•  Appendix A - Local Flood Events [3Mb]
•  Appendix B - Raised Defences [2Mb]
•  Appendix C - Thames Water Information [8Mb]
•  Appendix D - Flood Risk [7Mb]
•  Appendix E - Geology and Overland Flow [5Mb]
•  Appendix F - Critical Drainage Areas [9Mb]
•  Appendix I - Vulnerable Sites [8Mb]

•  Appendix J - Planning Policy [56kb]

Level 1 SFRA Update 2015

The  SFRA Update (2015) [208kb] provides an update to the 2008 SFRA by way of a single stand-alone update chapter. It looks at the changes in legislation, provides information on flooding in the district and changes to flood mapping since 2008. It also provides information on the changes to planning policy, including minerals and waste, in the district.

The following appendices have also been updated

•  Appendix A (update) - Historic Flood Events [1Mb] updated for the 2007 and 2014 floods.
•  Appendix C (update) - Sewer Flooding Incidents [254kb] updated with the most recent Thames Water data
•  Appendix D (update) - Flood Risk Maps [15Mb] updated for settlements in the Settlement Hierarchy

Level 2 SFRA (2009)

The Level 2 SFRA looks at the flood risk to specific sites or areas to supplement the information within the Level 1 assessment.

•  North Newbury Development Area [297kb],  North Newbury Appendix B [5Mb]
•  North Thatcham Development Area [303kb],  North Thatcham Appendix B [3Mb]
•  North East Thatcham Development Area [302kb],  North East Thatcham Appendix B [4Mb]