Development Advice Maps (DAM) (archived data)
The Development Advice Map has now been superseded by the Flood Map for Planning (NRW_DS125074) and the data archived.
The Development Advice Map (DAM) shows areas at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea for the purposes of land-use planning. The DAM supports Planning Policy Wales and Technical Advice Note (TAN) 15 to guide new development away from areas at risk of flooding wherever possible. Together, they form a precautionary framework to guide planning decisions. The DAM should be considered as a trigger for identifying which development proposals may need to undertake a more detailed assessment of flooding risks and consequences in line with the policy advice set out in TAN15.
Zone C (the 1000yr extreme flood outline) was last updated in January 2020. No further updates are planned to the DAM and you are advised to contact Natural Resources Wales (NRW) about the availability of more up-to-date information.
Zone B (areas known to have flooded in the past) was originally published in 2004 and revised in 2017. When using the DAM the preview defaults to Zone B only. You will need to use the legend control to switch on the other zones.
NRW has developed a new Flood Map for Planning (FMfP) which was published in September 2021. This indicates undefended flood extents over the next 100yrs taking into account the impacts of climate change. This will replace the DAM in June 2023. Although the Flood Map for Planning is not referred to in current planning policy, it can be considered as the most up to date information on flooding risks.
- Identification
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- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS118733
- Alternative Title
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- DAM Zone C2
- DAM Zone C1
- DAM Zone B
- DAM Zone A
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Information warning: this dataset has been superseded by the Flood Map for Planning and is no longer available.
In 2004, Zone B coverage was limited to the number of available 50k tiles. In 2017, coverage has increased considerably and now covers approximately 90% of Wales.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2022-06-28
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2004-01-01
- End date
- 2020-10-22
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Imagery base maps earth cover
- Inland waters
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
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ArcGIS feature class
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
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Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Conformity
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Explanation
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
- Degree
- false
- Lineage
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Information warning: this dataset has been superseded by the Flood Map for Planning and is no longer available.
In 2004, Zone B coverage was limited to the number of available 50k tiles. In 2017, coverage has increased considerably and now covers approximately 90% of Wales.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- flood prevention (flood protection) (flood management)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-03-04
Keywords
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IPSV Subjects List
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- Risk management
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2020-11-18
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Coastal Margins (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Soil and Land (SMNR)
- Flooding (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Sea and Coast (SMNR)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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Access to this data may be restricted under relevant legislation. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate the data. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
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© CNC/NRW. © British Geological Society. © NERC (CEH). © Defra, Met Office and DARD Rivers Agency. © Cranfield University. © James Hutton Institute. © Ordnance Survey. © Land and Property Services. NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset.
Attribution Statement
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© CNC/NRW. All rights Reserved. Derived in part from 1:50,000 scale BGS Digital Data under Licence Number 2013/062. British Geological society. ©NERC. Attribution Statement for Zone C/A: © CNC/NRW and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology © NERC (CEH). Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology © NERC (CEH). Defra, Met Office and DARD Rivers Agency © Crown copyright. © Cranfield University. © James Hutton Institute. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2015. Land and Property Services © Crown copyright and database rights.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Not Licenced for Re-use
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313138373333 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-04-09T14:11:21.341Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0