Report No. 68/2018 from the Director for Places (Environment, Planning and Transport) was received.

Mr N Begy, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Planning Policy and Planning Operations, Highways & Transport and Communications, introduced the report, the purpose of which was for Cabinet to consider the draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS).

During discussion the following points were raised:

i.      There were a number of responsible agencies including the Environment Agency, who were responsible for “main river” flooding;

ii.     Emergency response to flooding was covered by emergency planning procedures prepared in conjunction with the Local Resilience Partnership and updated on a regular basis;

iii.    The action plan would be updated with reference to alignment with planning policies, to coincide with the Local Plan time table; and

iv.   To date approximately 7 Parish Councils had established their own flood action plans, this would be raised as a future agenda item at Parish Council Forum.

DECISION:

Cabinet APPROVED the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy attached as appendix 1 Report No. 68/2018.

Reasons for the decision

1.    The Council is required to produce a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

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Mr J von der Voelsungen joined the meeting.

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