Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

The full Strategic Flood Risk Assessment report and Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Addendum created by Metis Consultants Ltd is available to download from our website.

A Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Site Assessment is a detailed assessment of all sources of flood risk for specified sites requiring targeted assessments. This includes flood risk from fluvial, surface water, sewer, groundwater and reservoir sources. To support the emerging new Local Plan, 16 potential site allocations were assessed as a part of Kingston’s Level 2 SFRA. These are listed below.

The purpose of the assessment is to provide the information necessary for applying the Exception Test where appropriate. It also provides planning and site-specific recommendations to support development opportunities for prospective developers, ensuring the planning policy is met, and the development can be made safe without increasing flood risk elsewhere.

The output of the Level 2 SFRA includes an assessment of each flood source, planning considerations and potential mitigation measures for each assessed site. These outputs enable developers to produce appropriate flood risk mitigation actions for each assessed site.

Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Report

Level 2 SFRA site assessments

Each site assessment contains information on the following:

• The size of the site
• Current and proposed uses
• Current and proposed Vulnerability Classification of uses
• Summary of risks
• Flood defences
• Flood warning areas
• Fluvial/tidal flood risk assessment and proposed mitigation if required
• Surface water flood risk assessment and proposed mitigation if required
• Groundwater flood risk assessment and proposed mitigation if required
• Sewer flood risk assessment and proposed mitigation if required
• Artificial flood risk assessment and proposed mitigation if required
• Planning considerations
• Flood risk maps for each site

List of site names

• KNK01 Seven Kings Car Park
• KNK04 Murray House
• KNK05 Cromwell Road Bus Station
• KNK06 Bentall Centre Car Parks
• KNK07 Thames Side Wharf
• KNK08 John Lewis Wood Street
• KNK09 Bishops Palace House and 19-31 Thames Street
• KNK10 67-76 Clarence Street and 14-42 Fife Road
• KNK12 Eden Walk Shopping Centre
• KNK13 Ashdown Road Car Park and 48-60 Eden Street
• KNK14 Guildhall 1 and Guildhall 2
• KNK16 The Malthouse and River Reach
• KNK17 Bittoms car Park The Bittoms
• KNK 18 Kingston University Knights Park Centre
• KNK 19 Taverner House and Telephone Exchange
• SOB 3 Kingston Business Park