East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan – Revised Action Plan
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East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan – Revised Action Plan Policy Unit ‐ Fowey and Seaton Valleys Policy 4 ‐ Areas of low, moderate or high flood risk where we are already managing the flood risk effectively but where we may need to take further actions to keep pace with climate change Year Action Objective Monitoring indicator Success criteria Organisations Timescale Priority Added/ responsible (lead Amended first) 2.1 Sustain existing standard of To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, No increase in flood Environment Ongoing High protection of current river commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial risk at Polperro Agency defences at Polperro. To prevent loss of life properties at risk of flooding. To avoid impacts to the Polruan to To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ Number of people at risk of Polperro SAC the following deprived communities and community flooding mitigation must be implemented: assets and to protect and improve Number of assets at risk of • No culverts to be introduced recreation facilities where possible. flooding. to watercourses which SFVI support shore dock 2009 populations. • Action must be modelled to ensure maintenance of the variety of hydrological and drainage patterns on site. • Also, ensure actions consider possible changes in water quality. 2.2 Use programmes to raise and To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of An increase in sign Environment Ongoing High maintain awareness of flood risk flooding flooding. up to Flood Agency 2009 and self‐help measures. Warning Direct. 2.3 Support the unitary authority To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, SFRA completed for Cornwall Council Ongoing High in the preparation of its Strategic commercial and industrial property commercial and industrial each Development Environment Flood Risk Assessments and properties at risk of flooding Plan Document To reduce flood risk to community assets Agency 2009 associated Local Development and to protect and improve recreation Policies included to secure Flood risk Framework Documents facilities where possible. flood resistance and resilience management policy measures within areas at risk of included in relevant Environment Agency 1 East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan Revised Action Plan – October 2011 Year Action Objective Monitoring indicator Success criteria Organisations Timescale Priority Added/ responsible (lead Amended first) flooding Development plan Number of permissions granted Documents for redevelopment in areas at Allocations directed risk of flooding that include to areas at lowest flood resistant and resilience flood risk measures Development allocations directed to areas at lowest risk of flooding Number of assets at risk of flooding. 2.5 Further investigate the links To protect the quality of land (particularly Area of land being farmed Reduction in runoff Environment 2014 High between land management Grade 2) and encourage changes in land under Environmental from agricultural Agency practices, runoff and flood risk. use management to reduce runoff. Stewardship schemes. land. Rural Services Consider options for influencing To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Unit land management practice to commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial reduce flood risk, including Catchment To reduce flood risk to critical properties at risk of flooding encouraging landowners to join Sensitive Officers infrastructure. Recorded infrastructure at risk Environmental Stewardship of flooding e.g. railway and Natural England programmes where this is likely to To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ roads. have an impact. deprived communities and community National Farmers assets and to protect and improve Number of assets at risk of Union 2009 recreation facilities where possible. flooding. To ensure no deterioration of SACs and SFVI SSSIs, and help achieve favourable Area of SACs, SSSIs and BAPs at conditions on designated sites and BAP risk of flooding. habitats and species, and to create Number of potential pollution conditions which encourage increased sources at risk of flooding. E.g. biodiversity. mines, WWTW. To protect water quality, and prevent the pollution of watercourses and groundwater as a result of flooding of urban and agricultural land, mines and landfill sites. Environment Agency 2 East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan Revised Action Plan – October 2011 Year Action Objective Monitoring indicator Success criteria Organisations Timescale Priority Added/ responsible (lead Amended first) 2.6 Improve A38 drainage in Glynn To reduce flood risk to critical Recorded infrastructure at risk Reduced flooding Highways Agency 2014 Medium 2009 Valley, east of Bodmin infrastructure. of flooding on A38 near Bodmin Parkway 2.7 Review flood risk at Tremar To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Reduced flood risk Environment 2020 Medium commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial at Tremar Agency 2009 properties at risk of flooding. 2.8 Targeted channel To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, No increase in Environment Ongoing High maintenance at known risk commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial properties at risk Agency locations properties at risk of flooding. 2009 To protect and work with natural river processes and to restore watercourses to Number of reaches returned to their natural state. natural state RHM score. 2.9 Improve flood warning lead To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Improved flood Environment 2050 High 2009 time on River Pol flooding flooding. warning lead time Agency 2.10 Research impact of mine To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Improved flood Cornwall Council 2020 Low workings on flood risk. In commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial flow predictions Environment particular the impact on drainage properties at risk of flooding. Agency 2011 and the transfer of water between catchments. 2.11 Progress with the outcomes To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Reduction in Environment 2009 High of the Rapid Response Catchment flooding flooding injuries and loss of Agency 2009 Study when available. This is likely life from flooding to apply to Polperro in particular. Environment Agency 3 East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan Revised Action Plan – October 2011 Policy Unit ‐ Camel Valley Policy 4 ‐ Areas of low, moderate or high flood risk where we are already managing the flood risk effectively but where we may need to take further actions to keep pace with climate change Year Action Objective Monitoring indicator Success criteria Organisations Timescale Priority Added/ responsible (lead Amended first) 4.1 Sustain the current scale of To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Risk to life does not Environment Ongoing High flood risk management in flooding flooding increase. Agency Camelford, Lanivet, and Bodmin. Opportunities include wetland creation at Slaughterbridge, and removing existing structures in watercourses Any flood risk management measures must implement the following mitigation to avoid negative impacts to the River Camel SAC: 2009 • Any storage options must not result in degraded water quality. • At least 90 per cent of the naturalised daily mean flow should remain in the river throughout the year. • Fish passage should not be impeded. • Consider changes in flow regime to ensure no detrimental change to woodland area and structure. 4.2 Use programmes to raise and To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of An increase in sign Environment Ongoing High maintain awareness of flood risk flooding flooding. up to Flood Agency 2009 and self‐help measures. Warning Direct. Environment Agency 4 East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan Revised Action Plan – October 2011 Year Action Objective Monitoring indicator Success criteria Organisations Timescale Priority Added/ responsible (lead Amended first) 4.3 Support the unitary authority To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Complete an Cornwall Council Ongoing High in the preparation of its Strategic commercial and industrial property commercial and industrial appropriately Environment Flood Risk Assessments and properties at risk of flooding detailed SFRA, To reduce flood risk to community assets Agency associated Local Development and to protect and improve recreation Policy to secure resilience and including a Surface Framework Documents. Ensure facilities where possible. resistance measures for Water Management PPS25 implemented for development in areas at risk of Plan for Bodmin development and in particular at flooding Bodmin. Number of applications Allocations directed permitted for change of use in to areas at lowest areas at risk of flooding from 2009 flood risk residential to less vulnerable or water compatible uses. Number of assets at risk of flooding. Number of applications permitted within areas at risk of flooding for change of use to water compatible recreational uses 4.4 Further investigate the links To protect the quality of land (particularly Area of land being farmed Reduction in runoff Environment 2014 High between land management Grade 2) and encourage changes in land under Environmental from agricultural Agency practices, runoff and flood risk. use management to reduce runoff. Stewardship schemes. land.