{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":126151,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"oh dear, loophole or intended policy it does look as though we really do not get risk very well do we? https://www. theg","title":"Oh dear, loophole or intended policy it does look as though we really do not get risk very well do we? https://www. theg","url":"https://mastodon.scot/@Wen/117343661298157255","first_seen":"2026-09-27T16:04:42.678661Z","last_seen":"2026-09-27T20:10:42.759318Z","last_rank":5,"peak_rank":4,"last_volume":9,"peak_volume":9,"seen_count":4,"score":72.31,"category_hint":"law_crime","section":"world","category":"law_crime","summary":"A High Court ruling means houses in Yatton, North Somerset, can be built on floodplains even when they fail a safety test, the Guardian reports. Commentators are questioning whether this is a legal loophole or intended policy, arguing the decision shows policymakers and developers still fail to grasp flood risk, particularly as climate change makes flooding more frequent and severe across England.","why":"A fresh High Court judgment on building homes on floodplains is prompting debate about how poorly flood risk is handled in planning policy.","tone":"negative","entities":["High Court","North Somerset","Yatton","The Guardian"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-27T16:07:17.987381Z","meta":{"tag":"law","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","generic":0.1,"instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":88},"nw":0.72,"promo":0.02,"kind":"opinion_debate","importance":1.43,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":"2026-09-27T16:04:43.325306Z","title_en":"High Court allows floodplain housing that fails safety test","section_name":"World","category_name":"Law & Courts","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T16:04:42.678661Z","rank":4,"volume":6},{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T17:26:43.065994Z","rank":4,"volume":6},{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T18:48:43.036838Z","rank":5,"volume":9},{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T20:10:42.759318Z","rank":5,"volume":9}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://mastodon.scot/@Wen/117343661298157255","author":"Wen@mastodon.scot","title":null,"snippet":"Oh dear, loophole or intended policy it does look as though we really do not get risk very well do we? https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/ sep/27/high-court-floodplains-development-safety-test-north-somerset-yatton Houses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a…","posted_at":"2026-09-27T15:16:15Z","likes":9}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}