

your development involves a change of use (eg from commercial to residential) unless your development is a caravan, camping chalet, mobile home or park home site.your development is a minor development.You also don’t need to do a sequential test if either of the following apply: If the local plan hasn’t been adopted, check the draft local plan. In this case, you need to ask your local planning authority for the site allocation reference in their local plan and include it in your planning application. You don’t need to do a sequential test if one has already been carried out for a development of the type you’re planning (eg a residential development) for your site. a sequential test hasn’t already been done for a development of the type you plan to carry out on your proposed site - check with your local planning authorityĭevelopments that don’t need a sequential test.your development is in flood zone 2 or 3 - find out what flood zone you’re in.You need to do a sequential test if both of the following apply: If you need to carry out a sequential test you can present it in any format as long as you meet the requirements in this guide. The sequential test compares the site you’re proposing to develop with other available sites to find out which has the lowest flood risk. You may need to carry out a sequential test as part of your flood risk assessment.
