Buying land in a flood zone | What to look out for

Are you buying Land in a Flood Zone - and need to know what to look out for? Do you want to learn how to assess a Plot of Land for future Development potential by understanding the risks of Flooding and Surface Water? Then this video could be for you.

In this short video we shall:

* Show you how to use the UK Flood Mapping service
* How to draw a boundary area for Flooding by post code or location
* Check for Surface Water Flooding issues
* Give you an example Floor Risk Assessment report link to review

With this initial understanding - you should be able to look at other Plots of Land in the future. Thus, making a very preliminary / basic assessment of Flood and Surface Water risks.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
00:24 UK Flood Mapping portal
00:47 Search by Location Flood Zone checker
01:22 What is Flood Zone 3
02:33 How to download a Flood Risk Map from Environment Agency
03:06 How to check for Surface Water issues
04:52 Example Flood Risk Assessment report website link
05:47 Contact details | Thanks for Watching

Website link to UK Flood Gov.uk website to search for Flood risk by place or post code: https://flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk/location

Website link to check for Surface Water issues: https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode

Website link to review a Flood Risk Assessment report (for a Development site in Canvey Island located in a high risk flood zone): https://publicaccess.castlepoint.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=PHVR1LEIFSA00 (if this link expires, search on Castle Point Planning Applications under reference 18/0991/FUL).

In future videos we shall discuss how to check and consider other nearby Planning applications, look for Public Footpaths, Restrictive Covenants, how to carry out a Viability assessment of a Plot of Land - amongst many other aspects. So ensure to subscribe to the channel!

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