Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

A Strategic Flood Risk Assessment ( SFRA ) has been prepared by Faber Maunsell on behalf of Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council and Vale Royal Borough Council (May 2008).

The SFRA includes a Summary Report for West Cheshire and a detailed report for each District.

The SFRA provides evidence for developing future planning policies in the Council’s Local Development Framework. It considers the risk of flooding across the District from all sources including tidal, fluvial and artificial sources (e.g. drainage) and also considering the impacts of climate change. The SFRA will also be used to inform site specific Flood Risk Assessments (FRA) submitted on individual planning applications.

The main area of flood risk in the District is focussed around Chester City centre, although well maintained flood defences protect the City to a 1 in 200 year standard. Further east, undeveloped land in the Sealand Basin is at risk of flooding and part of this area is designated as an official flood storage area by the Environment Agency.

The reports are available to download, As Adobe pdf documents, free of charge below. Alternatively they can be purchased for £40.00 plus £2.00 postage.

• SFRA Summary Report (275kb)
• Chester SFRA Main Report (1186kb)
• Chester SFRA Appendices A-D (462kb)
• Figure C1: Flood Risk Locations Chester District (714kb)
• Figure C2: Flood Risk Locations Chester City (1526kb)
• Figure C3: Assets Chester District (1089kb)
• Figure C4: Flood Zones Chester City (3836kb)
• Figure C5: Flood Zones Chester District (2506kb)
• Figure C6: Flood Warning Areas (1908kb)
• Figure C7: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (508kb)
• Figure C8: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (567kb)
• Figure C9: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (897kb)
• Figure C10: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (330kb)
• Figure C11: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (738kb)
• Figure C12: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (396kb)
• Figure C13: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (277kb)
• Figure C14: Potential Development Sites (June 07) (716kb)
• Figure C15: Sealand Breach Analysis 1 – flood depth and inundation (764kb)
• Figure C16: Sealand Breach Analysis 1 – flood hazard zones (428kb)
• Figure C17: Sealand Breach Analysis 2 – flood depth and inundation (1803kb)
• Figure C18: Sealand Breach Analysis 2 – flood hazard zones (1707kb)
• Figure C19: Sealand Breach Analysis 3 – flood depth and inundation (1968kb)
• Figure C20: Sealand Breach Analysis 3 – flood hazard zones (429kb)
• Figure C21: Sealand Breach Analysis 4 – flood depth and inundation (1924kb)
• Figure C22: Sealand Breach Analysis 4 – flood hazard zones (1742kb)

For any questions on the Council’s SFRA or to purchase a copy please contact:

Forward Planning Team
Chester City Council
The Forum
Chester
CH1 2HS

Email: forwardplanning@chester.gov.uk

Telephone: 01244 – 402286 / 402287 / 402479