Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3
Summary
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.
Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution 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)
Technical information
Update frequency
quarterly
Lineage
We release the whole dataset quarterly but only update it in locations where new information is available
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.943 to 55.816
- Longitude from: -6.236 to 2.072
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
87446770-d465-11e4-b97a-f0def148f590
Published by
Environment Agency
Contact publisher
Defra Data Services ForumDataset reference dates
Creation date
01 January 2004
Revision date
01 November 2023
Publication date
N/A
Period
- From: 01 January 2004
Search
Data and Supporting Information
Data services and download by area of interest | Link | Action |
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Download data by area of interest | N/A | Open link |
Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3 WMS | Copy link | Preview |
Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3 WFS | Copy link | N/A |
OGC API - Features service | Copy link | Open link |
Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
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Data Version.txt | TXT | Download |
FMfP_FZ3.lyr | LYR | Download |
Guidance_Flood_Zone_3_v6_1.pdf | Download |