Guidelines for Development in Flood Affected Areas
27th February 2019
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning (DELWP) has recently completed Guidelines for Development in Flood Affected Areas to help Victorian floodplain managers assess development proposals consistently.
As stated in the Guidelines,
"Current population projections for Victoria indicate continuing growth in urban areas. This creates pressure to extend development into areas affected by flooding and previously set aside as 'too difficult' to develop."
"Managing this development is important if we are to avoid increasing costs associated with flooding of built-up areas".
The Guidelines are intended to promote a consistent approach to decision making, however, floodplain managers have discretion to vary from the Guidelines to accommodate local floodplain management issues.
The Guidelines are available online at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's website.
