Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3
The Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) includes several layers of information. This dataset covers Flood Zone 3. It is our best estimate of the areas of land at risk of flooding, when the presence of flood defences are ignored and covers land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding each year from Rivers; or with a 1 in 200 (0.5%) or greater chance of flooding each year from the Sea. This dataset is designed to support flood risk assessments in line with Planning Practice Guidance; and raise awareness of the likelihood of flooding to encourage people living and working in areas prone to flooding to find out more and take appropriate action. The information provided is largely based on modelled data and is therefore indicative rather than specific. Locations may also be at risk from other sources of flooding, such as high groundwater levels, overland run off from heavy rain, or failure of infrastructure such as sewers and storm drains. The information indicates the flood risk to areas of land and is not sufficiently detailed to show whether an individual property is at risk of flooding, therefore properties may not always face the same chance of flooding as the areas that surround them. This is because we do not hold details about properties and their floor levels. Information on flood depth, speed or volume of flow is not included. NOTE: We have paused quarterly updates of this dataset. Please visit the “Pause to Updates of Flood Risk Maps” announcement on our support pages for further information. We will provide notifications on the Flood Map for Planning website to indicate where we have new flood risk information. Other data related to the Flood Map for Planning will continue to be updated, including data relating to flood history, flood defences, and water storage areas. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2023. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH)
dataset
protocol: http
name: Data Version.txt
description: Data Version.txt download on Defra Data Services Platform
protocol: http
name: FMfP_FZ3.lyr
description: FMfP_FZ3.lyr download on Defra Data Services Platform
protocol: http
name: Guidance_Flood_Zone_3_v6_1.pdf
description: Guidance_Flood_Zone_3_v6_1.pdf download on Defra Data Services Platform
https://environment.data.gov.uk/explore/87446770-d465-11e4-b97a-f0def148f590?download=true
protocol: http
name: FloodMapForPlanningRiversAndSeaFloodZone3_Download
description: Download data by area of interest
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/flood-map-for-planning-rivers-and-sea-flood-zone-3/wms
protocol: http
name: FloodMapForPlanningRiversAndSeaFloodZone3_WMS
description: Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3 WMS
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/flood-map-for-planning-rivers-and-sea-flood-zone-3/wfs
protocol: http
name: FloodMapForPlanningRiversAndSeaFloodZone3_WFS
description: Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3 WFS
protocol: http
name: OGC API - Features service
description: OGC API - Features service
DSTR02903
eng
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
environment
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
inlandWaters
location
Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zones
environment
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
inlandWaters
location
flooding
publication
2010-01-13
flood protection
publication
2010-01-13
risk management
publication
2010-01-13
flood
publication
2010-01-13
-6.236
2.072
55.816
49.943
2004-01-01
2099-12-31
creation
2004-01-01
revision
2023-11-01
quarterly
We release the whole dataset quarterly but only update it in locations where new information is available
Open format | Shapefile (SHP)
Not Applicable
Open Government Licence
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
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