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Bill McLoughlin

London council planning to build new homes in flood risk areas

Waltham Forest is planning to build up to 11,000 new homes in medium to high-risk flood areas despite concerns over the new development.

The council has set a target of building 27,000 new homes by 2035. In its Local Plan document, almost half of those sites will be placed in areas at risk of flooding, assistant director of place and design Sarah Parsons said on Wednesday, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reports.

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