Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Cabinet Member for Environment introduced a report advising Members that Flintshire County Council was now the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) with the role of overseeing the management of flood risk from local sources, under the Flood and Risk Management Act.  He sought approval to proceed with public consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), related Environmental Report and Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

            There was discussion around the possible financial challenges facing the Council in taking responsibility for managing the risks of flooding from surface water runoff and it was acknowledged that in practice most Local Authorities had taken the lead in dealing with surface water flooding incidents prior to the changes contained within the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.    

RESOLVED:

(a)       That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, to finalise the draft Environmental Assessment and Flood Risk Management Strategy and issue out for public consultation between August and October 2012; and

(b)       That a further report be submitted to Cabinet following the public consultation process.