Issue - meetings

Background:

This report sought approval to the adoption of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy 2023-2028, which had been out for consultation. The update sought to recognise areas which had increased in flood risk, policy changes at both the national and local level and took account of new development within the borough. 

Reasons:

A Local Flood Risk Management Strategy is required under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and the current strategy was adopted in 2014. The LFRMS complements and supports the National Strategy published by the Environment Agency, which outlines a national framework for flood and coastal risk management and aims to balance the needs for communities, the economy and the environment.