Planning Applications and Flood Risk

Synopsis:  This paper is in response to a request from the Committee for Infrastructure seeking information on the number of residential dwellings given planning permission in areas of flood risk in Northern Ireland. The paper sets out the methodology, provides a series of maps using published data from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Planning statistics 2023/24, and current (as of November 2024) NI Flood Maps data.

Date: 19 February 2025