Draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy
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Cumbria County Council Draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Annex D Action Plan November 2014 Cumbria County Council Table of contents Page(s) Table D.1 Flood risk management actions covering the whole of Cumbria 3 Table D.2. Actions/measures that will be undertaken by the LLFA and other RMAs to reduce flood risk locally 4 Table D.3. Flood ‘Hotspots’ and priorities by area 23 Serving the people of Cumbria Action Plan Table D.1. Flood risk management actions covering the whole of Cumbria No Action Local Driver Responsible Time frame Previous Quarter (measure) Strategy Body for delivery Quarter Q3 14/15 Objective Q2 14/15 (Policy) A1 Establish register of P2 FWMA LLFA 2015 Green Green structures & features 2010 A2 Establish SuDS P3 FWMA DEFRA, LLFA 2015 Red Red approving role (SAB) 2010 A3 Produce SuDS guidance P3 Local LLFA 2015 Green Green Strategy A4 Local Flood Risk P1,P2 FWMA LLFA 2015 Green Green Management Strategy 2010 A5 Power to request P2 Local LLFA; EA On-going Green Green information Strategy A6 Flood investigations P2 FWMA LLFA On-going Green Green 2010 A7 Consenting works on P3 FWMA LLFA On-going Green Green ordinary watercourses 2010 A8 Scrutiny arrangements P2 FWMA LLFA On-going Green Green (internal & external) 2010 A9 SWMP development P1,P2 Local LLFA 2017 Green Green Strategy A10 Develop an integrated asset P1, P2, Local LLFA 2017 Green Green management strategy P4 Strategy A11 Establish register of sites P1 Local LLFA On-going Green Green suitable for habitat restoration Strategy MSfWG Actions No Action Local Driver Responsible Time Previous Quarter (measure) Strategy Body frame for Quarter Q4 3/14 Objective delivery Q3 13/14 (Policy) A20 Raise awareness of flood P1,P2, Local LLFA, EA On-going Green Green risk and local flooding P5 Strategy issues for the public and how they can reduce the risks A21 Contributions to register of P2 Local LLFA On-going Green Green structures & features Strategy A22 Coordinated flood risk P1 Local LLFA On-going Green Green planning and delivery Strategy A23 Flood investigations P2 FWMA LLFA On-going Green Green 2010 A24 Improve community resilience P1, P2, Local LLFA, EA On-going Green Green through awareness of flood P4 & P5 Strategy risk. A25 Define scope of FRM All Local LLFA 2015 Green Green functions; see Section 5.3.5 Strategy cumbria.gov.uk 3 Cumbria County Council Table D.2. Actions/measures that will be undertaken by the LLFA to reduce flood risk locally Cumbria Location Issue Actions and progress Lead Organisation Policies and Partners served Cumbria Critical services potentially at The risk needs CRF All wide risk of surface water flooding confirming. All relevant have been mapped and stakeholders to review provided to key stakeholders. the maps and provide a list of the assets that are potentially at risk. Allerdale Location Issue Actions and progress Lead Organisation Poli- and Partners cies served Wet Areas Dearham Historic surface water and Before connection to the ABC - LLFA, UU P1, P2, sewer flooding problems drainage system, the P3 and the prospect of future developer should undertake a development mean that surface study to understand what they water management in parts are connecting to and where of Dearham needs careful it is draining. Alternatively, consideration via the planning or surface water should be dealt SAB approval system. with on site and not discharged into the existing system. Keswick Development in Keswick has Development in this area LDNPA - LLFA, P1, P2, constrained the drainage should be avoided in order to ABC P3 network which leads to flooding limit peak runoff volumes. in many locations. Future development is likely to increase s.106 arrangements should these problems as SuDS will be be sought for all new difficult to implement due to lack development in Keswick to of space and ground conditions. facilitate improvements to Of particular concern is the main existing networks e.g. replace culvert flowing from Ambleside culverted highway crossings Road to Penrith Road and into with clear span bridges, the River Greta. Due to a lack of improved screen designs, etc. capacity, this culvert surcharges and floods many properties CCC’s Planning Obligations before entering the River Greta. Policy outlines the The contributing catchment to expectations on developers to the south of Ambleside Road make contributions secured (around Castlehead Wood) is through s.106 Agreements. undeveloped greenfield land. Serving the people of Cumbria Action Plan Location Issue Actions and progress Lead Organisation Poli- and Partners cies served Schemes in Wet Areas Elliot Park - Elliot Park is a residential area Feasibility study undertaken LLFA – P1, P2, Keswick that is prone to flooding from the early 2013. FCERM GiA ABC, KFAG, P4, P5 River Greta, sewers and surface bid made for pump solution EA, UU, Booths, water. Schemes in place from June 2013. Feasibility study Impact Housing UU and EA to reduce river and completed and scheme out sewer flooding. Remaining risk to tender Autumn 2014. from surface water flooding Completion 2015/16. Upper Penrith Surface water flooding due to Bridge/culvert improvement, LLFA – P1, P2, Road - a combination of a number of new single span highway ABC, KFAG, P4, P5 Keswick surface water flow pathways that bridge and improved trash residents combine at Penrith Road where screen design on Chestnut Hill most of the damage is caused. recommended. Trash screen has been improved.Consent granted for renewal of a bridge on private property that was restricting flows and causing water to overtop the watercourse and cascade onto the highway. Penrith Road Significant surface water flood Modelling and feasibility LLFA - ABC EA, P1, P2, /Ambleside risk location up to 50 properties study undertaken for upland KFAG. P4, P5 Road - from an ordinary watercourse. attenuation and progressing to Keswick project approval. FCERM GiA bid made March 2014. Dearham Inadequate and damaged Some MSfWG actions LLFA - ABC UU. P1, P2, Crossroads culverted watercourses. completed. UU are to provide P4 a new drainage system for the full length of Central Road along with storage areas. Dearham The flood flow path at Dearham UU are to provide a new LLFA - ABC P1, P2, Post Office Crossroads continues down drainage system for the full P4 Central Road where the Post length of Central Road along Office and several properties to with storage areas. the rear are prone to flooding. cumbria.gov.uk 5 Cumbria County Council Location Issue Actions and progress Lead Organisation Poli- and Partners cies served Other Allerdale schemes Cockermouth Over 25 properties at risk as Cumbria Highways have LLFA - ABC, EA, P1, P2, The Gote surface water collects in the low provided an overflow pipe in CFAG P4 spot in the Gote Road area. 2011 that has greatly reduced the regular flooding that had been occurring. EA provided a pumping station to deal with surface water trapped behind the new raised embankment constructed in 2010. Issue still remains of ordinary watercourse blockage during flood events that effects the Corn Mill flats. Cockermouth Flooding to Cockermouth MSfWG monitoring the MSfWG P1, P2, Isel Road Castle cottages from the Isel situation and liasing with P4 Road, highway drainage. Only 2 castle ground owners on properties have flooded in the past. improvement measures Blennerhasset River flooding / highway Property level protection (PLP) LLFA – Cumbria P1, P2, flooding and internal flooding to measures installed by resident. Highways; ABC P4, P5 properties. EA have modelled and proved that the river does not need gravel removal to effect flood risk. Residents have removed gravel from the river. LLFA investigating highway flooding impacts. Cumbria Highways have surveyed the highway drainage in the area and released a jammed flap valve in the river. Greysouthen Ordinary watercourse culvert Cumbria Highways have LLFA – ABC, P1, P2, under properties is undersized diverted drains from the private Cumbria Highways P4 (broken by development) land at 15a Main Street into a leading to flooding of under 10 separate highway system. properties. Lorton A number of flood risk locations. Culverted watercourse runs LLFA – Cumbria P1, P2, Some are main river based, beneath highway and through Highways, ABC, P4 some are local sources. A private property. private land culvert blocks on a private County Highways have owners. watercourse leading to the installed a new overflow pipe flooding of 8 properties. at Lorton Bridge. Additional small works have been undertaken to reduce flooding impacts. Serving the people of Cumbria Action Plan Location Issue Actions and progress Lead Organisation Poli- and Partners cies served Wigton – Flooding from Speet Gill into Modelling work and initial EA P1, P2, Speet Gill the Burnfoot area of Wigton. landowner negotiations started - Wigton Town P4, P5 Heavily modified section of for providing upstream storage Council watercourse through the town to enable a flood warning. with no room for increasing EA have met with MP and capacity. Town Council about flooding issues and funding gap. FCERM GiA bid made in March 2014 Wigton – Flooding from Wiza Beck 2012 flood storage basin EA P1, P2, Station Road primarily affecting Station Road constructed to enable a - Cumbria P4, P5 but also the Innovia factory. flood warning on the rapidly Highways, Innovia responding catchment. Flood Warning area being formally created. Action plan enabled by EA. FCERM GiA bid made in March 2014 Millhouse A floodbank protects 9 Embankment asset is failing EA P1, P2, properties from the River but no funding currently P5 Caldew at Millhouse but there available. Potential to reduce is also a highways flooding length of embankment and issue. Cumbria Highways have give more space to the river. installed large gullies and extra Community is looking into pipework to try and deal with contributions in kind. FCERM the overland flows but some GiA bid made March 2014.