Rob Morley wrote:

The only real solution is to avoid building on flood plains, or get used
to houses on stilts and occasionally commuting by boat.

They get over that now by building "town houses"

:¬)

funilly enough, on the same subject, the latest development round
Portishead (on the marsh/swamp land) have a new take on Town houses.
To keep houses right up close to the foot path, they build a garage with
no back on it so your drive is now in the back garden !


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