允许在萨默塞特北部建设190套新房的决定引发了修改法律的呼声。
高等法院判决指出，即使未能通过关键安全测试，房屋仍可在洪泛区建设，该判决将引起英格兰和威尔士开发商的“极大关注”。
Decision to allow development of 190 new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law Houses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a crucial safety test, according to a high court judgment that will be of “immense interest” to developers across England and Wales.
该裁决为在萨默塞特北部洪泛区建设190套新房这一极具争议的项目扫清了道路，尽管该地块处于“洪水区3a”，即土地被认定为功能性洪泛区之前的最高洪水风险等级。
The ruling clears the way for a highly controversial development of 190 new homes on north Somerset’s floodplains, despite the site being in “flood zone 3a”, the highest level of flood risk before land is considered a functional floodplain.