Flood Risk Consultant
Planning-ready Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies from £295 — and you deal directly with the consultant, from first enquiry to approval.
What a Flood Risk Consultant Does
A flood risk consultant assesses how flooding could affect a development site — from rivers, the sea, surface water, groundwater and drainage — and sets out the measures needed to make a proposal safe and acceptable in planning terms. The result is usually a Flood Risk Assessment or drainage strategy that satisfies the LPA, the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) and, where relevant, the Environment Agency.
As an independent consultant, Flood Risk Environmental works across the full range of planning situations — householder extensions, single dwellings, residential schemes, commercial and industrial development, and change of use — with every report written to be approved at first submission.
What You Get Working With Us
Antony Riozzi BEng (Hons) brings over 17 years' dedicated flood risk and drainage experience, including time within a Lead Local Flood Authority — so reports anticipate exactly what reviewing officers look for.
- ✓ Direct contact with the consultant doing the work
- ✓ Assessments for all flood zones, including FZ3b and tidal
- ✓ FRAs, drainage, FCAs and objection responses under one roof
- ✓ Reports written to pass at first submission
- ✓ Fixed fee quoted up front — no scope creep
- ✓ Current EA data, FEH22 rainfall and national policy applied correctly
Services a Flood Risk Consultant Provides
Whatever stage your application is at, there is a route to resolving the flood risk and drainage requirements.
Flood Risk Assessments
Planning-ready FRAs for all flood zones, including FZ3b functional floodplain and tidal risk. FRA service →
SuDS & drainage design
Surface water drainage strategies and detailed drainage design for planning and condition discharge.
Sequential & Exception Test
Full Sequential Test documentation and Exception Test cases for FZ2/3 sites. Learn more →
Flood Consequence Assessment
FCAs under TAN15 for Welsh applications. TAN15 service →
LLFA objection response
Review and technical rebuttal of flood risk and drainage objections. Objection response →
Watercourse consent
Ordinary watercourse consent under S23 of the Land Drainage Act. S23 consent →
Why Work With an Independent Consultant
Flood risk specialists, not generalists. Unlike multi-disciplinary firms that offer FRAs as a sideline, flood risk and drainage is all we do — deeper expertise, faster turnaround and reports that satisfy LPA and LLFA requirements first time.
Authority-side experience. Time spent within a Lead Local Flood Authority means reports are written to address the exact concerns reviewing officers raise.
Fixed-fee, transparent pricing. FRAs from £295, quoted before we start. See full pricing →
Who We Work With
- ✓ Housebuilders and residential developers
- ✓ Architects and architectural technicians
- ✓ Planning consultants and agents
- ✓ Commercial developers and occupiers
- ✓ Individual homeowners and self-builders
- ✓ Land agents and rural landowners
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Trusted by Developers, Architects & Planning Consultants
★★★★★ 5.0 from 6 Google reviews
“Antony was great to work with when we needed a Flood Risk Assessment and Emergency Flood Plan. As an architect I would definitely use FRE Consultants again… his report went a good way in helping us get planning permission on a tricky site. Highly recommended.”
“Antony carried out my Flood Risk Assessment and has done a great job. My architect commented that the report was professionally drafted and very easy to follow. I highly recommend Antony's services.”
“Antony carried out a SuDS report for one of our projects and provided an excellent service throughout — quick to respond, clear communication, and a thorough, detailed report within the agreed timescale. We will certainly be using his services on all future projects!”
“Extremely helpful, prompt and friendly service carrying out a Flood Risk Assessment for a home project that required planning permission in a flood risk area… the price was reasonable and given up-front, and the final report was highly professional and exactly as required.”
“I had an extension completed on my house and needed a Flood Risk Assessment for planning. The service received was great and at a competitive cost. We were granted planning after first submission.”
“Nice and quick service. Recommend A++”
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