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Draft Joint Lincolnshire Flood Risk & Water Management Strategy 2019-2050

Meeting: 08/05/2019 - Executive (Item 69)

69 Draft Joint Lincolnshire Flood Risk & Water Management Strategy 2019-2050 pdf icon PDF 181 KB

(To receive a report from the Interim Executive Director of Place, which seeks approval of the draft version of the Joint Flood Risk and Water Management Strategy 2019-2050, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, for public consultation)

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Decision:

That the draft version of the Joint Flood Risk and Water Management Strategy 2019 – 2050, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, be approved for public consultation.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report from Andy Gutherson (Interim Executive Director of Place), which invited the Executive to approve the Joint Lincolnshire Flood Risk and Water Management Strategy 2019-2050, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, for formal public consultation.

 

The Growth and Environment Commissioner advised that the updated version combined the flood risk management activities of the Council and its partners with a strategic view of water supply and resource management, with a stronger emphasis on the additional economic benefits it could deliver for Lincolnshire.

 

There was a statutory requirement to carry out a public consultation for any revisions to local Flood Risk Management Strategies and it was intended (subject to the Executive's approval) to undertake this for an eight week period during June and July 2019.  Up to five public drop-in sessions would be undertaken as part of the exercise and supported by officers from the organisations represented from the Flood Risk Partnership. 

 

On conclusion of the public consultation period, all comments would be assessed and where appropriate incorporated into a final version of the strategy.  This would then be circulated further amongst members of the Flood Risk Partnership to seek endorsement; presented to Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee; and then presented to the Executive with results of the consultation and final draft for approval.

 

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board advised that the Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee had been updated with the review of the Lincolnshire Flood Risk and Water Management Strategy at its meeting on 17 September 2018.  Comments of the Committee were included within the report.  An update on progress with the draft strategy would be presented to the Committee on 28 May 2019 with regard to the development of the draft and public consultation proposals.

 

In response to a question, it was advised that the duration of the draft strategy aligned with other flood strategies, including national strategies which also included a scope as far as 2050.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the draft version of the Joint Flood Risk and Water Management Strategy 2019 – 2050, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, be approved for public consultation.


 

 
 
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