CLASP held an Environment Agency “Flood Risk and River Basin Consultation” Event on Tuesday 13th January 2015 in Preston.

The event was attended by 41 delegates, including sustainability officers, strategic planners, planning officers and flood risk management engineers.

Presentations and discussions focused on the Environment Agency’s consultation on Flood Risk and River Basin Management Plans including:

• The areas covered by each FRMP and RBMP and their context in relation to previous plans
• Some of the key issues and challenges facing parts of the North West
• An outline of the measures proposed and the role of Environment Agency, Local Authorities and other key partners in implementing these
• What is being consulted on and what is already ongoing or agreed, including implications for Local Authorities
• How Local Authorities have been involved so far and their input into these consultations

The agenda and presentations from the event can be found below:

Agenda

Welcome and introductions
Chair: Andy Brown, Environment Agency

Flood Risk Management Plans Part 1
Flood Risk Management Plans Part 2
Jonathan Croft and John Lymer, Environment Agency

River Basin Management Plans
David Turnbull, Environment Agency

The key points raised during the event will be used to feed back to the consultation process and you can see the plans at:

Flood Risk Management Plan consultation runs until 31st January
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-flood-risk-management-plans

River Basin Management Plan consultation runs until 10th April
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/update-to-the-draft-river-basin-management-plans