The City of York Council's Strategic Flood Risk Assessment assesses the different levels of flood risk in the York area and provides maps of this information. The study also recognises the increasing threat of global warming and explains how climate change could increase flood risk in York due to more intense rainfall, which would increase peak rivers flows.

The study provides concise information on flood risk issues to aid planners in the preparation of the Local Development Framework and in the assessment of future planning applications.

This report forms part of the Local Development Framework evidence base work and will feed into the Core Strategy, the Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) and the Area Action Plan for the City Centre.

The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment was undertaken by the Council's Engineering Consultancy with planning input from the Integrated Strategy Team.

Documents to download

• 2011 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
• Figure 1: Main River and Tributary Network in York
• Figure 4: Internal Drainage Board Boundaries
• Figure 5: River Ouse Yearly Maximum Flood Levels
• Figure 6: River Zones in York
• Figure 7: Existing Flood Defences
• Figure 8: Environment Agency Flood Zones
• Figure 9: Local Plan Extracts Map
• Figure 10: Flood Risk Areas within Zones 1, 2 & 3 (Key Plan)
• Figure 10a: Flood Risk Areas within Zones 1, 2 & 3 - North
• Figure 10b: Flood Risk Areas within Zones 1, 2 & 3 - South
• Figure 10c: Flood Risk Areas within Zones 1, 2 & 3 - City Centre
• Figure 13: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - Key Plan
• Figure 13a: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - Rawcliffe
• Figure 13b: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - City Centre and Clementhorpe
• Figure 13c: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - Fulford
• Figure 13d: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - Bishopthorpe
• Figure 13e: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - Naburn and Acaster Malbis
• Figure 13f: Flooded Domestic Properties in 2000 - Elvington