Guidance and regulation

Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 23 February 2024

How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 28 February 2017

What flood alerts and flood warnings mean and what you should do when they're issued.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 November 2010

Check if you need to do a risk assessment, how to do a risk assessment, and how the Environment Agency can help you.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 6 April 2016

How to develop a management system for carrying out flood risk activities under an environmental permit.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 13 October 2016

When and how risk management authorities should use climate change allowances for flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 May 2022

Appoint a panel engineer for your reservoir.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 15 February 2024

Introducing 3 innovative programmes to improve resilience to flooding and coastal change.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 16 May 2023

Find the areas covered by the different river basin districts.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 30 October 2015

Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 12 January 2024

Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 25 June 2021

How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 19 April 2023

As a risk management authority (RMA) you may be eligible for grant-in-aid (GIA) funding for your FCERM project.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 27 April 2023

As a risk management authority (RMA) use appraisal guidance and supporting information when preparing a proposal, strategy or business case.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 May 2022

A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 October 2009

Information on peak river flow allowances for flood risk assessments, and flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 28 February 2022

Flood and coastal erosion risk management grant-in-aid projects: approval forms and guidance for risk management authorities.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 20 March 2024

Checklists to help you prepare for flooding if you support a community or group

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 15 November 2023

What the reservoir flood maps show, how they were created and how to use them for your assessments.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 9 November 2021

Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 23 February 2024