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SEA Report~Final.Docx Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for Birmingham Consultation Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Report On behalf of Project Ref: 30709/001 | Rev: FINAL | Date: September 2014 Office Address: 3rd Floor Waterloo House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B2 5TB T: +44 (0)121 633 2900 F: +44 (0)121 633 2901 E: [email protected] Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft ii J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft Document Control Sheet Project Name: Local Flood Risk Management Strategy for Birmingham Project Ref: 30709 Report Title: Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Doc Ref: FINAL Date: September 2014 Name Position Signature Date Prepared by: Neil Young Senior Environmental Scientist NY 07/08/2014 Reviewed by: Jane Cassidy Associate CJC 22/09/2014 Approved by: David Walker LLP Director (PBA) DW 22/09/2014 For and on behalf of Peter Brett Associates LLP Peter Brett Associates LLP disclaims any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of this report. This report has been prepared with reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Contract with the Client and generally in accordance with the appropriate ACE Agreement and taking account of the manpower, resources, investigations and testing devoted to it by agreement with the Client. This report is confidential to the Client and Peter Brett Associates LLP accepts no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report or any part thereof is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. © Peter Brett Associates LLP 2014 iii J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft Contents Non-Technical Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................................... vii Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ viii 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SEA Process and Legislation .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 2 The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.................................................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Aims and objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 2.3 Alternatives .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3 Assessment of Effects ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 SEA Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Baseline and Context .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Effects of the Strategy ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 Objective 3 – Asset Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.5 Objective 4 – Responding to Flooding .............................................................................................................................................. 13 3.6 Objective 5 – Managing Flood Risk ................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.7 Objective 6 – Flood Risk and Development ...................................................................................................................................... 23 4 Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 Tables Table 3.1: Assessment Matrix for Objective 3 – Asset Management .................................................. 8 Table 3.2: Assessment Matrix for Objective 4 – Responding to Flooding ......................................... 14 Table 3.3 : Assessment Matrix for Objective 5 – Managing Flood Risk ............................................. 19 Table 3.4: Assessment Matrix for Objective 6 – Flood Risk and Development ................................. 24 iv J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft Appendices Appendix A The SEA Regulations Appendix B SEA Scoping Report v J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft vi J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft Non-Technical Summary This is the non-technical summary of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Report (SEA Report) in relation to the Consultation Draft of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for Birmingham. The purpose of the SEA Report is to inform the consultees to the Strategy of the potential environmental effects of its’ implementation. The Strategy for Birmingham sets out how flood risk will be assessed and what measures will be put in place in order to manage flood risk in Birmingham. The Strategy covers a 25 year period and considers the impact and consequences of local flooding together with the relationship between the main rivers and other local sources of flooding. This report identifies, describes and evaluates the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the Strategy. This has been undertaken by considering the potential effects of the Strategy on the following different aspects of the environment; ° Biodiversity ° Water resources ° Population ° Material assets ° Human health ° Cultural heritage ° Soil and ground conditions ° Landscape The existing environmental conditions were evaluated and reported on in the SEA Scoping Report (October 2013). The Scoping Report also identified a series of SEA objectives, these objectives have been used as the basis of the assessment. The assessment concludes that the Strategy is unlikely to give rise to any significant adverse effects on the environment and is likely to result in beneficial effects in terms of human health, material assets and water resources . vii J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft Abbreviations BCC Birmingham City Council CAMS Catchment Areas Management Strategy EA Environment Agency EC European Commission EU European Union FRA Flood Risk Assessment HRA Habitat Regulations Assessment LFRMS Local Flood Risk Management Strategy NNR National Nature Reserve PBA Peter Brett Associates SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SINCs Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation SLINCs Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation SSSIs Sites of Special Scientific Interest SuDS Sustainable Drainage Systems UKCP United Kingdom Climate Projections viii J:\30709 Birmingham LFRMS SEA and HRA\SEA\SEA Report~Final.docx Strategic Environmental Assessment Report Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, Birmingham - Consultation Draft 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Birmingham City Council is required under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to develop, maintain, apply and monitor a strategy for local flood risk management in its area. The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) sets out the objectives for managing local flood risk and the measures proposed to achieve those objectives. The main partners in delivering a
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