About this course

This course provides an introduction to the Planning Practice Guidance for flood risk and coastal change and the updates made in August 2022. The course will provide an up-to-date overview of the expectations on planning and flood risk authorities to address flood risk and highlight key principles for effective flood risk management through both the planning policy and development management functions of planning departments. The main course material is a recording of a webinar introducing the PPG updates which was held in December 2022. The course should take around 1h 25mins to complete.

Course content

    1. Welcome and course structure

    2. Meet the instructors

    3. About this training

    1. Video: Flood and Coastal Erosion: Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance

    2. Reflections from the webinar

    3. FAQs: Flood risk and coastal erosion

    1. Course evaluation

About this course

  • Free
  • 7 lessons

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course you will:

  • Gain an understanding of the PPG for flood risk and coastal change and it's interaction with the planning system.

  • Be familiar with the August 2022 updates to the PPG and the resulting implications.

Instructor

Sam Kipling

FCRM Senior Adviser, Environment Agency

Sam joined the Environment Agency in 2004 and spent 14 years working in Yorkshire on a wide range of planning policy and development management work - including marine planning and nationally significant infrastructure projects. Sam now works in the Agency’s national Strategy and Resilient Places team, where he works closely with Government on planning reforms with a focus on flood risk, coastal change and sustainable drainage. He was a member of the task and finish group set up by Government to lead its policy review of development in flood risk areas and subsequent update to planning guidance. Sam has a BSc in Environmental Science and Geography and an MA in Town and Country Planning.