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Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009: Ayrshire Local Plan District Local Flood Risk Management Plan Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009: Ayrshire Local Plan District Local Flood Risk Management Plan Published by: North Ayrshire Council Delivering sustainable flood risk management is important for Scotland’s continued economic success and well-being. It is essential that we avoid and reduce the risk of flooding, and prepare and protect ourselves and our communities. This is first local flood risk management plan for Local Plan District No 12, Ayrshire, describing the actions which will make a real difference to managing the risk of flooding and recovering from any future flood events in Ayrshire. The challenge now is for North, East and South Ayrshire Council, Scottish Water, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Scottish Government and all other responsible authorities and public bodies to turn our local flood risk management plan into action. No 12 Local FRM Plan Ayrshire Local Flood Risk Management Plan June 2016 P a g e | II Foreword The impacts of flooding experienced by individuals, communities and businesses can be devastating and long lasting. It is vital that we continue to reduce the risk of any such future events and improve Scotland’s ability to manage and recover from any events which do occur. The publication of this Local Flood Risk Management Plan (FRM Plan) is an important milestone in implementing the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 and improving how we cope with and manage floods in the Ayrshire Local Plan district. The FRM Plan details how and when the actions to deliver the goals set in the Flood Risk Management Strategy are to be delivered in the first six-year planning cycle, from 2016 to 2022. They therefore describe the short-term direction of flood risk management in the Ayrshire Local Plan District. The actions in the FRM Plan are based on agreed objectives for tackling floods in high risk areas. They rely on the best evidence available on the causes and consequences of flooding and make clear the practical ambition of responsible authorities, including local authorities and Scottish Water. The Ayrshire LFRMP is published by North Ayrshire Council on behalf of a partnership comprising three local authorities: North Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council, Scottish Water SEPA and SNH. North Ayrshire is the lead local authority for the Ayrshire Local Plan District. In summary, there are 18 areas and one candidate area that have been identified as being potentially vulnerable to flood risk across the Ayrshire Local Plan district. These include 7,800 residential and 2,700 non-residential properties. The estimated annual average damage from the identified flood risks is £16.4 million. This plan presents actions to avoid and reduce the risk of flooding, and prepare and protect ourselves and our communities within these potentially vulnerable areas and across the local plan district. These actions include 3 prioritised flood protection schemes or works; 15 flood protection studies; flood warning schemes, surface water management plans, and natural flood management studies and works. The delivery of many of these actions may be dependent on the availability of funding; however, we can all play our part in managing flood risk. Individuals are the first line of defence against flooding and have responsibilities to protect themselves from flooding. The publication of this plan shows that the coordinated and collaborative efforts of public bodies can be brought together to deliver sustainable outcomes. However, the actions in this plan can only be delivered with the support of all the public bodies, The Scottish Government, and most importantly you and your communities. This plan therefore provides the blueprint upon which SEPA, local authorities and Scottish Water and any other responsible authorities will deliver their flood risk management responsibilities in a sustainable manner. We would like to thank all those who contributed to the development of this Plan which will help shape the way in which floods and their impacts are managed across the Ayrshire Local Plan district. No 12 Local FRM Plan Ayrshire Local Flood Risk Management Plan June 2016 P a g e | III Contents 1. Flood Risk Management in Ayrshire Local Plan District ...................................................................... 3 1.1.1 What is a Local Flood Risk Management Plan? .................................................................. 3 1.1.2 How to read this plan .......................................................................................................... 3 1.3 How we have developed the FRM Plan? ................................................................................. 4 1.3.1 Coordination, collaboration and partnership working ................................................... 4 1.3.2 Roles and responsibilities for flood risk management planning .................................... 4 1.3.3 Consultation, engagement and advice ........................................................................... 6 1.3.4 Identification of objectives, appraisal and prioritisation of actions ............................... 7 1.3.5 Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Appraisal .................... 8 1.4 Links with other plans, policies, strategies and legislative requirements .............................. 8 1.4.1 River basin management planning ................................................................................. 8 1.4.2 Scottish Water Business Plan 2015-2021 ........................................................................ 9 1.4.3 Surface Water Management Planning .......................................................................... 10 1.4.4 Integrated Catchment Studies ...................................................................................... 10 1.5 Next steps and monitoring progress ..................................................................................... 11 1.6 Licensing acknowledgements .............................................................................................. 11 2. Managing Flood Risk in Ayrshire Local Plan District ......................................................................... 12 2.1 Understanding of flooding within the Ayrshire Local Plan District ....................................... 12 2.1.1 Flood mapping .................................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Local Plan District summary .................................................................................................. 13 3. Potentially Vulnerable Areas ........................................................................................................ 23 3.1 Noddsdale Water (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/01)3.20 ................................................. 24 3.2 Great Cumbrae Island (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/02)……………………………………..……… 35 3.3 Largs to Stevenston (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/03)…………………………………….…………. 46 3.4 Upper Garnock catchment (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/04)……………………………..………. 61 3.5 Kilwinning (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/05)…… ………………………………………………….…….. 74 3.6 River Irvine and Annick Water catchments (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/06)….…..……. 87 No 12 Local FRM Plan Ayrshire Local Flood Risk Management Plan June 2016 P a g e | 1 3.7 Irvine to Troon (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/07)……………….……………..………….………… 105 3.8 Isle of Arran (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/08)………..……………………….…………….……… 120 3.9 Prestwick/Ayr (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/09)…………………….…………………….……….. 131 3.10 Pow Burn catchment (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/10)………………………………….……….144 3.11 River Ayr (Potentially Vulnerable Area 2/11)…………………………….…………….…………………..155 3.12 Ayr East (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/12)………………..……………………………………………. 165 3.13 Ayr South (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/13)……..……………….……………..……………………. 175 3.14 Cumnock and Catrine (Potentially Vulnerable area 12/14)…………..………..…………………… 183 3.15 Dalrymple to Patna (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/15)……..……….…………………………….. 193 3.16 Straiton (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/16)………..……..………….…………..……………………… 203 3.17 Dailly (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/17)……………………..…………….……………………………… 215 3.18 Girvan (Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/18)…………………………………………………………………. 231 3.19 Dalmellington (Candidate Potentially Vulnerable Area 12/19c)………….…………………..…… 248 3.20 Other flood risk activities by local authorities in Ayrshire Local Plan District………………… 256 3.20.1 Flood Study for Irvine Town ............................................................................................ 256 3.20.2 Section 18 & 59: Works of Clearance and Repair ............................................................ 256 3.20.3 Section 56: General Power to manage flood risk ............................................................ 256 4. Annexes .................................................................................................................................. 257 4.1 Annex 1: Consultation and engagement ............................................................................. 257 4.2 Annex 2: Links to other plans, policies, strategies and legislative requirements ............... 257 4.3 Annex 3: Supporting information ....................................................................................... 258 4.3.1 Sources of flooding described in this strategy ................................................................. 258 4.3.2 Commonly used terms in flood
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