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- 1High court allows housebuilding on floodplains despite safety test failure●Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court https://www.theguardian.com/politics/202
The High Court has ruled that houses can be built on floodplains even where developments fail a safety test, in a case concerning proposed development in Yatton, North Somerset. The judgment is drawing attention from environment and planning commentators, who warn it could weaken flood-risk protections as housing pressure on vulnerable land grows.