Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/101 

Key Decision 

Contact: Clare Mills, Operational Manager – Flood Risk Management (Clare.Mills@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Economy and Place (CMDL5). 

To seek agreement of the proposed allocation split of rolled over flood risk management funding of £1.39m.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note the use of multi-year flood prevention funding agreed by Council in financial year 2025/26.

b)    Note the spend to date on the current community grant scheme and approve the continuation of these grants for 2026/27 according to the grant scheme set out in Annex A.

c)    Adopt a discretionary grant/direct works scheme for the delivery of formal flood investigations recommendations as set out in Annex B.

d)    Delegate the decisions on individual business cases and funding allocation approval to the Director of Economy and Place within their existing financial delegations and within the requirements of the scheme.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

Officers noted that the £2m funding was agreed by Council in 2025/26 as a result of severe flooding in 2024 and built on existing capacity and resilience. It was noted that it was a targeted investment to reduce flooding risk across Oxfordshire.

The Chair noted that this was a positive step for the Council to be working with community groups to achieve sustainable flood risk action.

The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Note the use of multi-year flood prevention funding agreed by Council in financial year 2025/26.

b)    Note the spend to date on the current community grant scheme and approve the continuation of these grants for 2026/27 according to the grant scheme set out in Annex A.

c)    Adopt a discretionary grant/direct works scheme for the delivery of formal flood investigations recommendations as set out in Annex B.

d)    Delegate the decisions on individual business cases and funding allocation approval to the Director of Economy and Place within their existing financial delegations and within the requirements of the scheme.