Environment Agency Flood Risk Objections

EDM number 26 in 2009-10, proposed by Bob Spink on 18/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Flooding.

That this House notes with concern that 27.3 per cent. of local planning authorities have, in the last four years, approved planning permission for development in spite of an Environment Agency flood risk objection; and calls on the Government to impose tighter controls on development in flood risk areas to defend against the predicted increasing risks and costs of flooding.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.