Draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Public Consultation

Consultation Response Form

The four Black Country Councils welcome your views and comments on the draft version of the Black Country Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and the supporting Strategic Environmental Assessment Report.

The draft Strategy sets out how the Black Country Councils as the Lead Local Flood Authorities will work in partnership to improve management of local flood risk for the benefit of people, property, land and the environment

Please refer to the consultation documents for the Black Country Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and then use this form to give us your views on the questions set out below together with any other comments you may wish to make.

Please note your answers and any comments you may wish to make can be specific to your Council or for the Black Country

The closing date for comments is 17th December 2015

Your Contact Details

Name ...... Organisation…………………………………………………………………………. Address ...... Email Address ...... Telephone Number ......

1. Do you agree with the approach taken by the four Black Country Councils as the Lead Local Flood Authority in the development and contents of the draft Strategy (Guidance issued by the Local Government Association November 2011 has been used to develop the strategy)

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2. Does the Strategy clearly indicate and explain the Council’s and other Partners roles and responsibilities.

3. Do you agree with the approach taken by the Councils to the management of flood risk including:

Developing a risk based approach based on establishing a local significance consequence

Making information freely available

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4. Do you agree with Councils approach to the investigation and reporting of locally significant flood incidents

5. Do you agree with the approach being taken to the implementation of Sustainable Urban Drainage schemes via the Planning Application Process.

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7. Do you agree with the proposals to make all relevant local flood risk information publicly accessible?

If you agree

What information do you think should be made publicly available?

If you disagree

What information do you think should not be published and why?

9. Do you agree with the approach taken to develop Council Action Plans within the Strategy

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10. Do you have any other issues or concerns about the draft Strategy

Please return to your Council:

For Council

[email protected]

Roger Morgan Dudley Council Directorate of the Urban Environment Environmental Management Civil Engineering Group Lister Road Depot Lister Road Dudley MBC West DY2 8JW Telephone 01384 814431

For City Council

[email protected]

Keith Rogers Wolverhampton City Council Highway Assets Culwell Street Depot Culwell Street Wolverhampton WV10 0JN

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[email protected]

John Roseblade Engineering and Transportation Economy & Environment Civic Centre Walsall WS1 1DG Telephone 01922 654391

For Council

E: [email protected]

Nigel Wilkins Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Freeth Street Oldbury West Midlands B69 3DE Telephone 0845 352 1878

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