Britain’s insurance industry wants new homes built in the south east of England to feature innovative designs to minimise the danger posed by floodplains.
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I will be interested to see if any innovative or otherwise designs will be used on the new housing proposed in Horley - doubtful as no one seems to be able to admit that there will BE a flooding problem. On a flood plain. OK.

New residents should be warned that they may have to have “washing machines on first floors” and electrical supply located above flood levels - how high might that be then? They also are advising testing “houses on stilts” to combat flooding - I fully expect the proposed houses in Horley that the new residents will be issued with the stilts and not the new houses.

Nothing would surprise me now.