Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Deputy Leader of the Council with Responsibility for Climate Change, Environment and Future Generations

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/229

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

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CA13).

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy contained in Annex 2

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report on the revised Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS), an overarching framework developed by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) as the Lead Local Flood Authority. The strategy was a statutory document required by the Floods and Water Management Act 2010 and served to address flood risk within the county.

The LFRMS aimed to develop, maintain, apply, and monitor effective flood risk management practices across Oxfordshire.  It encompassed flood risk from surface runoff, groundwater, and ordinary watercourses.  The strategy outlined the roles and responsibilities of risk management authorities including statutory and non-statutory elements.

Councillor Pete Sudbury, Deputy Leader with Responsibility for Climate Change, Environment and Future Generations, presented the report. He emphasised the need for better communication, investment in flood prevention, and the integration of flood management with the local nature recovery strategy.

Councillor Sudbury moved and Councillor Gregory seconded the recommendations, and they were approved.

RECOMMENDED to approve the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy as set out in Annex 2 to the report.