What its position is on development in an area designated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency as being at a high risk of flooding.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency flood map shows an estimate of the areas of Scotland with a 0.5% (1:200) or greater probability of being flooded in any given year. Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 7 “ Planning and Flooding characterises areas within this range as having a medium to high risk of flooding. The Scottish Government''s planning policy on development in these areas is set out in the SPP, the central purpose of which is to prevent further development which would have a significant probability of being affected by flooding or which would increase the probability of flooding elsewhere.