Havering Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Consultation

Overview

We would like your opinion on our Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

A Local Flood Risk Management Strategy sets out the risk of flooding in the Borough and the actions that the Council and other partner organisations such as the Environment Agency, Water Companies and Highways Authorities can take to manage the risk.

The Local Strategy focuses on the risk of flooding from small watercourses, surface water (the overland runoff after heavy rainfall) and groundwater. The Council have also produced a supporting Surface Water Management Plan that covers the risk of flooding from these sources in more detail and has informed this Local Strategy.

We are asking you to complete our survey to help us understand your encounters with flooding and your awareness of the measures taken by the Council and others that can help towards the prevention of flooding.

We would also like your opinion on our future Strategy to manage flood risk and our action plan that sets out how we can take a prioritised approach to reduce flood risk in the Borough.

You can find four documents in our 'Related Documents' section below that support this Consultation:

The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy report - this is the main document the Council is consulting on at this time.

Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Action Plan - this is an appendix to the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Maps - this is an appendix to the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy that has larger versions of the maps in it.

The Surface Water Management Plan report - this is a technical report that has informed the development of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Why your views matter

Gathering the thoughts of residents will help us evaluate and improve our flood management practices to better protect our community.

We appreciate your input and the feedback you give to help make Havering safer and more resilient against flooding.