The Planning System and Flood Risk Management - Offaly County ...

48TermsDefinitionPlanning GuidelinesIndicative Floodplain Map(IFM)Inland floodingJustification TestLand uses highly vulnerableto floodingA map that delineates the areas estimated to beat risk of flooding during an event of specifiedflood probability. Being indicative, such mapsonly give an indication of the areas at risk but,due to the scale and complexity of the exercise,cannot be relied upon to give preciseinformation in relation to individual sites.Any flooding away from the sea, the primarycause of which is prolonged and/or intenseprecipitation (or the failure of water-retaininginfrastructure, such as burst water pipes or dambreaks).An assessment of whether a developmentproposal within an area at risk of flooding meetsspecific criteria for proper planning andsustainable development and demonstrates thatit will not be subject to unacceptable risk norincrease flood risk elsewhere. The justificationtest should be applied only where developmentis within flood risk areas that would be definedas inappropriate under the screening test of thesequential risk based approach adopted by thisguidance.Land uses and types of development whichinclude:• Garda, ambulance and fire stations andCommand Centres required to beoperational during flooding;• Electricity-generating power stations andsub-stations;• Hospitals;• Emergency dispersal points;• Dwelling houses, student halls ofresidence and hostels;• Residential institutions such as residentialcare homes, children’s homes and socialservices homes;• Traveller sites using caravans or mobilehomes;• Mobile or park homes for permanentresidential use; and• Dwelling houses designed, constructed oradapted for the elderly or, other peoplewith impaired mobility