Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)

Assessing and managing the risk of flooding in West Berkshire

Consultants JBA were commissioned to carry out an SFRA to support the Local Plan Review and the Minerals and Waste Local Plan. It assesses the flood risk across the district.

Level 1 SFRA (2019)

The  SFRA (2019) [3Mb] provides an overview of flood risk across West Berkshire. It contains appendices on: 

•  Appendix A1 Local Plan Review Site Screening [568kb]
•  Appendix A2 - Minerals and Waste Site Screening [515kb]
•  Appendix B - Sewer Flooding Records [74kb]
•  Appendix C - Flood History [35kb]
•  Appendix D - Watercourse Catchments [18Mb]
•  Appendix E - Recorded Flood Outline [22Mb]
•  Appendix F - Flood Zones [22Mb]
•  Appendix G - Flood Defences, Assets and Structures [21Mb]
•  Appendix H - Flood Warning Areas [23Mb]
•  Appendix I - Flood Zone 3 + Climate Change [24Mb]
•  Appendix J - Risk of Flooding from Surface Water [24Mb]
•  Appendix K - Groundwater Emergence Mapping (Jacobs) [22Mb]
•  Appendix L - Groundwater FLood Mapping (JBA) [24Mb]
•  Appendix M - Reservoir Flood Risk [22Mb] 

Level 1 SFRA Addendum - Cumulative Impacts Assessment (2020)

Following the completion of the Level 1 SFRA, changes were made to the National Planning Policy Framework. The changes now require SFRAs to consider the cumulative impact of development on flood risk within a catchment. 

As an addendum to the Level 1 SFRA, a  Cumulative Impacts Assessment [1Mb] has been produced.

Level 2 SFRA (2020)

The  Level 2 SFRA [896kb] looks at the flood risk to specific sites to supplement the information within the Level 1 assessment. A Level 2 SFRA is not required to support the Minerals and Waste Local Plan. 

There are three appendices to the Level 2 SFRA:

•  Appendix A - Updated Site Screening [157kb]
•  Appendix B - Site Summary Sheets [2Mb]
•  Appendix C - Site Maps [13Mb]