East 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 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 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. 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 2009 of flooding e.g. hospitals, STW, Natural England programmes where this is likely to To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ WWTW and roads. have an impact. deprived communities and community National Farmers assets and to protect and improve Number of assets at risk of Union Any studies would need to recreation facilities where possible. flooding. consider land management To ensure no deterioration of SACs and SFVI requirements of the River Camel SSSIs, and help achieve favourable SAC. Area of SACs, SSSIs and BAPs at conditions on designated sites and BAP

Environment Agency 5 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) habitats and species, and to create risk of flooding. conditions which encourage increased biodiversity. 4.5 Undertake study to increase To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Improved warning Environment 2014 Medium warning times on the Rivers Camel flooding flooding times on Rivers Agency and Allen and the Bodmin Town Camel and Allen 2009 Leat. and Bodmin Town Leat.

4.6 Targeted channel To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, No increase in Environment Ongoing High maintenance and review of commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial properties at risk Agency structure capacity at known risk To protect and work with natural river properties at risk of flooding. 2009 locations, to reduce incidents of processes and to restore watercourses to Number of reaches returned to blockage their natural state. natural state RHM score.

4.7 Research to improve To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, No increase in Cornwall Council 2020 Low understanding of impact of mine commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial properties at risk Environment workings on flood risk. In properties at risk of flooding. To protect and work with natural river Agency particular the impact on drainage 2011 processes and to restore watercourses to Number of reaches returned to and the transfer of water between their natural state. natural state RHM score. catchments, particularly within the River Camel SAC.

4.8 Investigate feasibility to To reduce flood risk to critical Recorded infrastructure at risk Risk to life does not Cornwall Council 2050 High relocate Bodmin Fire Station. infrastructure. of flooding e.g. Bodmin Fire increase. 2009 Station. 4.9 Progress with the outcomes of To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Reduction in Environment 2009 High the Rapid Response Catchment flooding flooding injuries and loss of Agency Study when available. This is life from flooding 2009 likely to apply to Camelford in particular.

Environment Agency 6 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) 4.10 Undertake a Surface Water To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Reduced flood risk Cornwall Council 2014 High Management Plan for Bodmin. commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial from surface water Environment Include proposals for properties at risk of flooding. in To reduce flood risk to critical Agency implementation. infrastructure. Recorded infrastructure at risk South West To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ of flooding e.g. Fire Station and 2011 Water deprived communities and community elec sub sta. assets and to protect and improve Number of assets at risk of recreation facilities where possible. flooding. SFVI

Policy Unit – Camel Tidal Policy 5 ‐ Areas of moderate to high flood risk where we can generally take further action to reduce flood risk

Year Action Objective Monitoring indicator Success criteria Organisations Timescale Priority Added/ responsible (lead Amended first) 5.1 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.

5.2 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 for To reduce flood risk to community assets Agency associated Local Development and to protect and improve recreation Policy to secure resilience and each development Framework Documents. Ensure facilities where possible. resistance measures for plan document PPS25 implemented for development in areas at risk of Policies included to development and in particular at flooding address climate 2009 Wadebridge. Number of applications change adaptation permitted for change of use in in relation to flood areas at risk of flooding from risks residential to less vulnerable or Allocations directed water compatible uses. to areas at lowest SFRA identifies rapid

Environment Agency 7 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) inundation zone behind flood risk defences in Wadebridge 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 Policy to secure and protect green infrastructure along river corridors 5.3 Sustain existing standard of To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, No increase in Environment Ongoing High protection of defences on Rivers commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial properties at risk Agency Allen and Camel at Sladesbridge To prevent injuries and loss of life from properties at risk of flooding. flooding Number of people at risk of To reduce flood risk to critical flooding 2009 infrastructure. Recorded infrastructure at risk To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ of flooding e.g. A389. deprived communities and community Number of assets at risk of assets and to protect and improve flooding. recreation facilities where possible. SFVI 5.4 Create community‐based To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Operational Environment 2010 High warnings for areas at risk of tidal flooding flooding. warning service Agency 2009 flooding.

5.5 Undertake a Surface Water To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Reduced flood risk Cornwall Council 2014 High Management Plan for Wadebridge commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial from surface water Environment and Padstow. Include proposals properties at risk of flooding. in Wadebridge To reduce flood risk to critical Agency 2011 for implementation. infrastructure. Recorded infrastructure at risk South West To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ of flooding e.g. Fire Station and Water deprived communities and community electricity sub station.

Environment Agency 8 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) assets and to protect and improve Number of assets at risk of recreation facilities where possible. flooding. SFVI 5.6 Review standard of protection To reduce flood risk to residential, Number of residential, Reduced risk at Environment 2019 Low and condition of defences at commercial and industrial property. commercial and industrial Wadebridge and Agency Polmorla and Wadebridge. To reduce flood risk to critical properties at risk of flooding. Polmorla. Undertake work to reduce risk if infrastructure such as roads and railways. Recorded infrastructure at risk justified. To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ of flooding e.g. Wadebridge deprived communities and community WWTW assets and to protect and improve Number of assets at risk of 2009 recreation facilities where possible. flooding. To protect and work with natural river SFVI processes and to restore watercourses to Number of reaches returned to their natural state. natural state RHM score. To prevent injuries and loss of life from Recorded injuries from flooding. flooding. 5.7 Progress with the outcomes of To prevent injuries and loss of life from Number of people at risk of Reduction in Environment 2009 High the Rapid Response Catchment flooding flooding injuries and loss of Agency 2009 Study when available. This is likely life from flooding to apply to Polmorla in particular.

5.8 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 2009 encouraging landowners to join Sensitive Officers infrastructure. Recorded infrastructure at risk Environmental Stewardship of flooding e.g. roads. Natural England programmes where this is likely to To reduce flood risk to vulnerable/ have an impact. deprived communities and community Number of assets at risk of National Farmers assets and to protect and improve flooding. Union recreation facilities where possible. SFVI

Environment Agency 9 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) To ensure no deterioration of SACs and Area of SACs, SSSIs and BAPs at SSSIs, and help achieve favourable risk of flooding. conditions on designated sites and BAP habitats and species, and to create conditions which encourage increased biodiversity.

Schedule of Change

CFMPs remain live documents. As such, our understanding of risk and the actions (measures) to manage these risks are liable to change. Since the publication of the East Cornwall CFMP in December 2009 a number of changes have taken place. Below is a summary of changes to the actions (measures) since its publication in 2009.

Policy Action Comment Change Date of Location change 2011 Following the introduction of the Flood Risk Regulations (2009) and the Flood and Water Management Act (2010) the roles and responsibilities of flood risk management authorities has changed. As well as this, a framework for implementation has been developed which has altered our approach to annual monitoring. As such, a whole scale review of actions (measures) within the South West has been undertaken to ensure CFMPs adequately reflect these important pieces of legislation.

Changes to this action plan include:‐ • Amendment to four actions • Inclusion of a schedule of change Fowey and Research impact of mine workings on flood risk. In particular the Lead organisations should Set Lead Organisation as September Seaton Valleys impact on drainage and the transfer of water between be LLFA – Cornwall Council Cornwall Council 2011 catchments.

Environment Agency 10 East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan Revised Action Plan – October 2011 Policy Action Comment Change Date of Location change Camel Valley Research to improve understanding of impact of mine workings Lead organisations should Set Lead Organisation as September on flood risk. In particular the impact on drainage and the be LLFA – Cornwall Council Cornwall Council 2011 transfer of water between catchments, particularly within the River Camel SAC. Camel Valley Undertake a Surface Water Management Plan for Bodmin. Lead organisations should Set Lead Organisation as September Include proposals for implementation. be LLFA – Cornwall Council Cornwall Council 2011 Camel Tidal Undertake Surface Water Management Plans for Wadebridge Lead organisations should Set Lead Organisation as September and Padstow. Include proposals for implementation. be LLFA – Cornwall Council Cornwall Council 2011

Environment Agency 11 East Cornwall Catchment Flood Management Plan Revised Action Plan – October 2011