The Government have launched their new planning white paper for consultation The Planning for the future consultation proposes reforms of the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system of developer contributions to infrastructure, and ensure more land is available for development where […]
CCC Flood Review Report – Sayers https://www.ukclimaterisk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Future-Flooding-Main-Report-Sayers-1.pdf Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) Future flood risk Main Report Sayers, P.B, Horritt, M.S, Carr, S, Kay, A, Mauz, J, Lamb, R and Penning-Rowsell, E Summary ‘Background Under the Climate Change Act 2008 the UK Government is required to publish a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) […]
Dorset County Council ‘The Dorset Coastal Engineering Partnership will provide an effective and co-ordinated approach in the delivery of schemes to help protect residents and communities from coastal flooding and erosion. As well as designing and delivering large government funded projects, the main functions of the new partnership will be to set long term strategies […]
Flood insurance review 2020: Blanc review An independent review following reports that many of those affected by the November 2019 flooding did not have insurance cover. The independent review into flood insurance announced following the November 2019 flooding in the north of England will be led by the former chair of the Association of British Insurers, Amanda […]
A trial using nature to help reduce flood risk hailed a success A natural flood management pilot at a farm in Earby has been successfully completed. A trial to help test how nature based solutions such as creating wetlands can be used to help reduce the risk of flooding has been successfully completed at Marlfield […]
Launch of major ‘source to sea’ natural flood risk management and habitat creation scheme drive Environment Agency – A wide-reaching ‘source to sea’ natural flood risk management and habitat creation scheme for the River Don was launched yesterday with a day of tree planting. Richard Emmmott of Yorkshire Water, Liz Ballard of Sheffield & Rotherham […]
Multiple links to various sources on this news Guardian: Budget: cash for flood defences to be doubled Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce an increase in spending from £2.6bn to £5.2bn this week Toby Helm The increased spend will be the centrepiece of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first budget. The government is to double spending on flood […]
The EFRA Committee have instigated a review of the recent flood events – click here to read more and submit written evidence Review Terms of reference Are the current national and local governance and co-ordination arrangements for flood and coastal risk management in England effective? What lessons can be learned from the recent floods about the way Government and local authorities respond to flooding […]