Local Flood Risk Management Strategy consultation

Have your say

We’d like to hear what you think about our draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, and what we propose to do over the next 5 years. We would like to hear from local residents, businesses, and our partners and other stakeholders. Your feedback is important to us and will help us to identify if changes are needed on the draft objectives and action plan.

Please fill in our online survey by clicking the ‘TAKE SURVEY’ button below.

Background

The draft Oxfordshire Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) sets out how Oxfordshire County Council, in its role as Lead Local Flood Authority for Oxfordshire, and partner authorities will work together to manage flood risk. We are consulting on Oxfordshire’s second LFRMS which will cover a five-year period but also look at the longer-term consequences that need to be taken into account, particularly in relation to climate change. The Council has produced the LFRMS under the requirements of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and builds on our current work on managing local sources of flood risk. More information on flood risk is available on our Flood Toolkit website - https://www.oxfordshirefloodtoolkit.com If you would like to report a recent flooding incident please visit Report a flood - Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit.

What does the Strategy cover?

The strategy provides an overview of flood risk management across the county and the roles and responsibilities of Risk Management Authorities and other key stakeholders. The strategy also provides information for residents, businesses, and developers to help understand and manage flood risk. Underpinning the strategy are a series of objectives and measures that will be followed to manage and where possible reduce flood risk within Oxfordshire. A summary of the LFRMS actions and measures can be seen under the document tab.

What the Strategy does not cover?

The strategy does not replicate or replace the National FCERM Strategy as prepared by the Environment Agency and available her for reference National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The strategy does not cover how authorities should respond in an emergency event or an incident response situation related to flooding. These are still covered by the Local Resilience Forums and multi-agency approaches under the Civil Contingencies Act.

The strategy does not allocate land for new developments or develop Local Planning policies, the evidence base for planning decisions in relation to flood risk sits within the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) prepared by the Local Planning Authority within the area.

Documents

The draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy document is the main document for this consultation. There is also a draft Action Plan document which accompanies the main strategy document. The Action Plan will indicate how investment in flood risk management will be prioritised in Oxfordshire. There is also a document which summarises the LFRMS actions and measures.