Flood Mapping

Our partners at Argyll Environmental provide a wide range of flood mapping solutions for residential and commercial properties to assess flood risk in England & Wales that are suitable for insurance risk assessment and deciding if a Flood Risk Assessment is required to satisfy the requirement of PPS25 where development is planned.

Using the most accurate datasets available, these reports analyse risks from surface water, ground water, river and coastal flooding and allow property professionals and their clients to understand site-specific flood risks.

FLOOD SOLUTIONS Residence

This is suitable for individual residential properties.It will help owners, sellers, buyers, financial institutions and insurers in understanding the impact of the principle flood risks.

• Includes risk and likely depth of surface water flooding, a major cause of flooding in urban areas.
• Clear single map to show whether the property is at risk of flooding.
• Risk assessment and commentary by an experienced Argyll consultant.
• Accurate site validation using the latest aerial photography
• 250m search radius
• Advise and indicative pricing for flood resistance measures.

PRICE

Standard residential properties up to 2 ha – £30.00 ex VAT.
Delivered within one working day. Liability cover of £10 million per report

FLOOD SOLUTIONS Commercial

Suitable for all property types where a rapid screening of flood risk, reviewed by an experienced consultant, is required to assist owners, sellers, buyers, financial institutions and insurers understand the impact of the principal flood risks.

• An accurate and affordable, fully interpreted flood risk report designed by leading industry experts that alerts all parties to potential flood risks and provides commercial advice and commentary
• Risk assessment and commentary by an experienced Argyll Consultant.
• Includes risk and likely depth of surface water (flash or pluvial) flooding, a major cause of flooding in urban areas.
• This surface water flood risk data is used by the EA and Local Authorities for emergency planning and for development purposes.
• Detailed flood risk maps with each principal flood risk type mapped separately.
• Includes unique dam break data from JBA Consulting, identifying the risk from flooding if a local dam failed.
• Search radii up to 500m with the latest high resolution aerial photography.
• Advice and indicative pricing for flood resistance measures.

PRICE

£120 + VAT for sites up to 2 hectares. Standard price bands up to 50 hectares. Larger sites on application.
Delivered within four working days. Liability cover of £10 million per report

Flood Stage Reporting.

Argyll also offers a full range of more extensive flood risk reports and PPS25 compliant Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs). This provides the user with something suitable for identifying and managing flood risk in all transaction scenarios.

Flood Risk Screening Reports – Prices as above for residential or commercial properties

FLOOD SOLUTIONS desktop risk screening reports offer a cost-effective way to identify properties at risk of surface water, ground water, river and/or coastal flooding.

• The range of reports includes versions designed specifically for residential or commercial properties, and for large estates.
• Each is suitable for any property transaction (acquisition, sale, re-mortgage and redevelopment)
• For those who are interested in the insurability of the property against flood risk, the assessment indicates whether insurance is likely to be available at standard rates.
• For sites where development is planned, the reports indicate whether a Flood Risk Assessment will be needed as part of the planning process

Flood Risk Scoping Reports – Prices from £500 + VAT

These are normally ordered with a FLOODSOLUTIONS desktop screening report, or following such a report, to clarify risks identified at the flood risk screening stage

• Each report is tailored to the particular property transaction, with a view to providing sound, cost-effective commercial advice and recommendations on such matters as:
• flood protection and resilience measures and costs
• redevelopment potential of the Site (in accordance with PPS25 “Development and Flood Risk”
• appropriate business continuity planning measures
• the likely scope and cost of a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)

Flood Risk Assessment – POA

• Detailed risk assessment reports providing a comprehensive analysis of flood risk for any property in Great Britain and identifying appropriate flood management solutions
• Reports are fully compatible with Local Authority requirements under PPS25: Development and Flood Risk (or equivalent legislation in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and are prepared by appropriately qualified specialists with extensive experience in dealing with regulatory authorities
• Bespoke service provided in conjunction with JBA Consulting to suit redevelopment sites within EA Flood Zones 2 and 3, redevelopment sites larger than one hectare, or properties where a very detailed understanding of flood risk is required (i.e. site specific flood depths needed for flood protection measures)
• The focus of reporting can range from the impact which potential flooding may have on engineering and structural design plans or the design and incorporation of flood resistance or resilience measures including the provision of drainage solutions, such as Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS)
• As well as the comprehensive flood risk analysis for the property, the report usually includes an assessment of the standard of flood alleviation measures already in place, detailed flood inundation flow direction and depth modelling, and drainage capacity assessments. It also provides or reviews existing emergency flood management plans for the property.