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- 1High Court ruling allows houses on floodplains despite failed safety test●Oh dear, loophole or intended policy it does look as though we really do not get risk very well do we? https://www. theg
A High Court decision means houses can be built on floodplains in North Somerset, near Yatton, even where developments fail a flood safety test. Critics say the ruling exposes either a loophole or an intentional gap in planning policy, and argue it shows governments and developers still fundamentally misunderstand how to handle flood risk as climate pressures grow.