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<p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect
communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes
a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, a £200 million Flood and Coastal
Innovation Programme, £170 million for economic recovery from flooding and over £30
million of funding for flood incident management.</p><p> </p><p>This investment will
benefit both urban and rural communities. We forecast that around 55% of the £5.2bn
investment, and around 60% of schemes, will better protect properties in urban areas.
This includes investment in major flood projects benefitting urban areas, such as
the Thames Estuary Programme, the Southsea Coastal Scheme, and others.</p><p> </p><p>Flood
risk is also an important consideration in the planning system and there are strong
safeguards in place. In 2022/23, 96% of all planning decisions complied with Environment
Agency advice on flood risk.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 March 2024 the Government published
its response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s study into ‘reducing the
risk of surface water flooding’. Our response sets out actions to strengthen and further
develop the implementation of current policy, supporting lead local flood authorities
to access better data, information and to improve co-operation between bodies.</p>
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