Flood Data HR4 9JR
Case reference EIR2025/01843
Received 18 September 2025
Published 9 October 2025
Request
I have been informed by the Environment Agency to request directly to you as they do not currently own a model for this location. I would like to request Product 4, Product 5, Product 6 and Product 8 flood risk information for the following site (site location map included below) :
The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford HR4 9JR and the car park is opposite to Shinwell Road In particular, the information that I would like to request includes:
• Flood history within the local area of the site.
• Out of bank floodplain (2D) modelled flood levels across the site extent (in PDF format) for all available return periods (defended/undefended/breach scenario), and in-channel (1D) modelled flood levels and flow data where 2D flood levels specific to the site are not available.
• Flood defences – information on type, condition, SOP, crest level etc.
• Modelling & Hydrology reports.
• Model output data for flood depth, level, hazard and velocity for all available return periods, including defended scenario and breach scenario where available. Our GIS software is not compatible with geodatabase format, therefore we require the data in the format of .ASCII grid or .tif GIS files in order to conduct our analysis.
• Breach scenario hazard mapping at the site location for available return periods. XY: 350747.3, 240578.8
Response
I have been informed by the Environment Agency to request directly to you as they do not currently own a model for this location. I would like to request Product 4, Product 5, Product 6 and Product 8 flood risk information for the following site (site location map included below) :
The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford HR4 9JR and the car park is opposite to Shinwell Road In particular, the information that I would like to request includes:
• Flood history within the local area of the site.
• Out of bank floodplain (2D) modelled flood levels across the site extent (in PDF format) for all available return periods (defended/undefended/breach scenario), and in-channel (1D) modelled flood levels and flow data where 2D flood levels specific to the site are not available.
• Flood defences – information on type, condition, SOP, crest level etc.
• Modelling & Hydrology reports.
• Model output data for flood depth, level, hazard and velocity for all available return periods, including defended scenario and breach scenario where available. Our GIS software is not compatible with geodatabase format, therefore we require the data in the format of .ASCII grid or .tif GIS files in order to conduct our analysis.
• Breach scenario hazard mapping at the site location for available return periods. XY: 350747.3, 240578.8
A: This information is publicly available and details of how to obtain this are published on Herefordshire Council’s website and can be viewed via the following link:
Yazor Brook /Widemarsh Brook Hydraulic Model
As such we consider this information to be excepted under Regulation 6 of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 because this is available to you via other means.
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