Floodplain Development
Opportunities and Constraints
Because of their extensive experience in carrying out
floodplain risk management studies and formulating
floodplain development controls for local councils, Bewshers
are able to provide a range of services associated with the
development opportunities and constraints of floodplain
land. These services are regularly provided to both
developers and consent authorities.
These service include:
- due diligence assessments prior to purchase of floodplain properties or businesses
- identification and mapping of development opportunities and constraints caused by flooding
- advice to valuers during the compulsory acquisition of
land impacted by flooding or stormwater constraints
- land use planning and the development of policies to guide development within floodplains;
- expert witness services in court proceedings relating to
floodplain development
- the impact on development potential caused by flood risks associated with climate change and sea level rise
- computer modelling of flood risks on floodplain land
being considered for development
- peer reviews of the development potential of floodplain land
- studies assessing the appropriateness of rezoning or
intensifying urban uses on flood prone land
- development constraints imposed by evacuation requirements during extreme floods.