Allocation of any new development in Stroud district is heavily constrained by the area of outstanding natural beauty to the east and the Severn floodplain to the west.

Source: https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/towns-villages-near-m5-stitched-8878966

Building plans say the pool is designed above the floodplain that crosses over a sliver of the property.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/maui-residents-fight-to-save-kiheis-last-wetlands/

But it is impacting the many creatures that call that floodplain home.

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/the-mississippi-rivers-floodplain-forests-are-dying-the-race-is-on-to-bring-them-back/

More than a decade ago, environmentalists went to court to challenge the construction of the Commonwealth Games village on the Yamuna floodplain.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/delhi-drowns-as-yamuna-river-overflows/

She said the staff considered the property’s susceptibility to wildfire, steepness of slopes, floodplain hazards, river and stream corridors, irrigation, wildlife habitat, and geological hazards as possible constraints to prevent development.

Source: https://www.aspentimes.com/news/pitco-and-ranchers-determined-to-conserve-pasture-in-redstone/

Simon has received a few interests in floodplain buyouts, and “that process is going to take awhile,” she said.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/11/20/in-the-upper-valley-repairs-are-ongoing-from-summer-flooding/

The bypass route, approved in 2020, involves building a new section of highway west of Singleton and across the floodplain.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8437048/singleton-bypass-construction-contract-signed/?src=rss

The nonprofit group River Partners restored the floodplain by removing berms that farmers had built, opening the way for water to seasonally flood about 1,000 acres.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-18/california-faces-monumental-dangers-in-future-floods

‘The proposal approved on February 9 in Argyle Street, Mullumbimby, adds a new dwelling, which will bring new occupants onto a known floodplain.

Source: https://www.echo.net.au/2023/02/mullum-railway-corridor-plans-become-slightly-more-clear/

The recent flooding is part of this natural process; the floodplain is performing its function to prevent flooding in other parts of the river catchment.

Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23986911.north-dorchester-developers-give-assurances-flooding/?ref=rss

Through the passage of time, spanning decades and centuries, the Yamuna returns to reclaim its floodplain, reminding us of its unyielding power.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/delhi-old-pics-mughal-era-paintings-go-viral-amid-flood-like-situation-4209268

We want to restore the floodplain, reclaim lost pieces of our culture, and honor our treaty and our ancestors,” said Tom McDonald, Council Chairman for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in a release.

Source: https://newstalkkgvo.com/ixp/1098/p/clark-fork-endangered/

When it’s finished next spring, the parcel, which will serve as a fairweather park, will feature tiers that descend to the Whetstone Brook, inviting the river to spread into its floodplain during surges.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/10/05/a-728-page-state-report-guided-flood-projects-in-5-communities-after-tropical-storm-irene-what-worked/

Why stay in a floodplain?

Source: https://www.claiborneprogress.net/2023/01/16/survivors-weigh-future-months-after-flooding/