Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

Closed 1 Feb 2016

Opened 9 Nov 2015

Contact

Kerry Whitehouse

(Projects Leader - Resilience and Drainage)

Resilience, Drainage & Flood Risk Management

0121 464 6142

llfa@birmingham.gov.uk

Feedback updated 12 Apr 2016

We asked

Your view on the Local Flood Risk Managment Strategy for Birmingham

You said

The majority of responses were in support of the objectives and policies in the Strategy

We did

We are currently updating the Local Flood Risk Managment Strategy to take account of any comments made and will be formally publishing summer/autumn 2016

Overview

Consultation about how we manage flood risk in Birmingham in the future

The City Council has a duty to prepare a strategy to tackle the risk of flooding from rainfall, streams and water under the ground.

Our strategy does not cover flooding from large rivers, reservoirs and sewers.  This is dealt with by the Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water.

The strategy describes the current level of flood risk in Birmingham and what needs to happen   to manage the risk into the future.  It is not possible to protect all households from all sources of flooding, but we are keen to ensure that flooding is tackled in a coordinated way.

The strategy sets out:

  • What  organisations, business and residents are responsible for
  • The level of local flood risk
  • How we manage structures like channels and walls which protect properties from flooding,
  • How the council will respond to and investigate flooding incidents
  • Priority areas for flood defence
  • How we will make sure that  the design of new buildings and sites include flood management
  • How we will consider the wider environmental impacts of any flood risk management work, for instance how it could affect animals or plants.

 

Why your views matter

We are keen to get your views on the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy for Birmingham.

We want to make sure our strategy is right for Birmingham so we can work together and reduce the risks we face.  

 

Events

  • FloodFest

    From 9 Nov 2015 at 14:00 to 9 Nov 2015 at 20:00

    Birmingham FloodFest is a free event being held on 9 November 2015 from 2.00pm to 8.00pm at the Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B1 1BB.
    This event gives you the opportunity to find out more about flood risk in Birmingham and plans to tackle it. It also marks the launch of
    • the consultation on the flood risk management strategy for Birmingham
    • the surface water management plan for Birmingham
    • guidance to support new requirements for sustainable drainage on development sites.

    If you are a resident, business, voluntary or community group, a developer or have a professional interest in flood risk, FloodFest is for you!

    You can drop in at a time to suit you to tour the stands and discuss how these plans affect you.

    At 6.15pm Councillor Tahir Ali (Cabinet Member for Development, Transport and the Economy) will make a keynote speech and formally launch the consultation on the flood risk management strategy for Birmingham.

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Areas

  • ACOCKS GREEN
  • ASTON
  • BARTLEY GREEN
  • BILLESLEY
  • BORDESLEY GREEN
  • BOURNVILLE
  • BRANDWOOD
  • CITY CENTRE
  • CITY-WIDE
  • EDGBASTON
  • ERDINGTON
  • HALL GREEN
  • HANDSWORTH WOOD
  • HARBORNE
  • HODGE HILL
  • KINGS NORTON
  • KINGSTANDING
  • LADYWOOD
  • LONGBRIDGE
  • LOZELLS AND EAST HANDSWORTH
  • MOSELEY AND KINGS HEATH
  • NECHELLS
  • NORTHFIELD
  • OSCOTT
  • PERRY BARR
  • QUINTON
  • SELLY OAK
  • SHARD END
  • SHELDON
  • SOHO
  • SOUTH YARDLEY
  • SPARKBROOK
  • SPRINGFIELD
  • STECHFORD AND YARDLEY NORTH
  • STOCKLAND GREEN
  • SUTTON FOUR OAKS
  • SUTTON NEW HALL
  • SUTTON TRINITY
  • SUTTON VESEY
  • TYBURN
  • WASHWOOD HEATH
  • WEOLEY

Audiences

  • All residents
  • Asylum Seekers and Refugees
  • Minority Ethnic people
  • Carers
  • Young people
  • Older people
  • Disabled people
  • Children
  • Council tenants
  • Women
  • Councillors/MPs/MEPs
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender people
  • Children in Care/looked after
  • Gypsies/Travellers
  • Internet users
  • Parents/Carers/Guardians
  • Older people
  • Patients
  • People with Disabilities
  • People with Learning Disabilities
  • Men
  • Students
  • Visitors/tourists
  • Homeless
  • Offenders
  • People’s panel
  • Victims of Crime
  • Cyclists
  • Motor Vehicle Drivers
  • Pedestrians
  • Local Residents
  • Age All
  • Public Sector Bodies
  • Businesses
  • Faith groups
  • Community groups
  • Voluntary Organisations
  • Staff
  • Service user groups
  • Newly arrived groups

Interests

  • transition