186 Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) PDF 289 KB
[Report of the Director for Environment and Neighbourhoods. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Sustainability.]
To adopt the Haringey's Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
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Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Sustainability introduced this report which explained the need for a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for Haringey as well as to agree the LFRMS. The report recommended agreeing and adopting the LFRMS for Haringey.
The Cabinet Member noted that the Council had a duty to produce a LFRMS and that parts of the borough were on flood planes and prone to flooding. It was therefore important to assess flood risks and prepare for these as best the Council was able to.
In response to questions from Councillors Barnes and Cllr das Neves, the following information was noted:
RESOLVED
1. To approve the adoption of the Haringey LFRMS for the Borough; and
2. To authorise officers to publicise the report on the Council’s website and to notify all groups having a particular interest in it.
Reasons for decision
To comply with the Council’s legal duties set out by Central Government in the FWMA. It is also a statutory requirement that this document be published to help engage residents and other stakeholders in flood risk issues.
Alternative options considered
Cabinet could decide not to adopt the LFRMS for Haringey and not to make it available on the Haringey’s website. In this case Haringey would not be meeting the statutory requirements of the FWMA, and non-compliance would have to be reported to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). DEFRA are considering financial penalties for non-compliance, including reducing eligibility for flood grants. It is therefore, not considered necessary to consider other options.