Decision details

Cabinet received a report which had been prepared in order to meet a statutory requirement for the Council to adopt a local flood risk management strategy. This followed public consultation on a draft strategy last year.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to recommend to Full Council that the Peterborough Flood Risk Management Strategy be adopted.

The Flood Risk Management Strategy would:

·           Meet statutory requirements;

·           Make Peterborough more resilient to flooding;

·           Help to co-ordinate and attract investment into Peterborough for both flood risk management and wider environmental and amenity improvements;

·           Aid the delivery of sustainable growth;

·           Assist with the city’s aspiration to create the UK’s Environment Capital;

·           Be a reference guide for Council officers, Flood Warden, Parish Council and communities who want to more know more about flood and water management.

The Council was required to produce a ‘local flood risk management strategy’ in accordance with its duties as a Lead Local Flood Authority. It was therefore not an option to not produce a strategy. The only available alternative is to produce a document that covers only the sources of flooding that Peterborough City Council was responsible for. This option was rejected in favour of preparing a plan in partnership with all other flood risk management authorities, covering all sources of flood risk. The chosen option was believed to be more useful for the reader, more efficient to implement and more likely to enable Peterborough to attract partnership funding.

None declared.

Flood and Water Management Act 2010.