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| Residents not told of flood risk | Residents not told of flood risk |
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| Hundreds of people given planning permission for their houses may not have been told they were at risk of flooding. | Hundreds of people given planning permission for their houses may not have been told they were at risk of flooding. |
| The BBC has learned that since September 2005, planners have not been given advice about the flooding risk to single houses built in the countryside. | |
| It is understood the Rivers Agency has not been able to help the Planning Service because of its workload. | It is understood the Rivers Agency has not been able to help the Planning Service because of its workload. |
| The Planning Service said it advises applicants of the need to check. | The Planning Service said it advises applicants of the need to check. |
| "It has been left to the person requesting the planning permission to find out for themselves," said BBC NI's environment correspondent Mike McKimm. | |
| "However, it would be hard for an individual to obtain such information as, unlike the rest of the UK, no flood risk map is publically available here." Advertisement | |
| One resident explains how she feels about now being told about the risk of flooding | One resident explains how she feels about now being told about the risk of flooding |