As the lead local flood authority (LLFA) we must create and apply a local flood risk management strategy. This is as required in the Flood and Water Management Act (2010).
The flood risk management strategy sets out our actions to help manage flood risk in Derbyshire. It also gives the role of our partners (such as district and borough councils, water companies, parish and town councils).
The strategy aims to engage communities and partnerships. Helping people to prepare for floods is a key part of delivering the strategy as this helps communities to understand and manage flood risk.
The strategy makes us more informed and more able to help protect the communities in Derbyshire from the threat of local flooding.
The strategy had a major review in June 2023, since it was first published in 2015.
The strategy is divided into 2 parts:
- part 1 provides information about flooding and flood risk - it covers who to call, and how local people can help themselves to become more resilient to the impacts of flooding
- part 2 covers the more technical details of understanding flood risk in Derbyshire - It sets out the local objectives and what actions we will take to achieve those objectives and how they will be prioritised
There are 5 local objectives around our key actions for managing local flood risk for the people and businesses of Derbyshire. The timescales, priorities and status of each objective allows us to scrutinise our performance and make the process transparent.
There are 11 guidance notes and 2 policy documents, which support the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS). These guidance notes are short and readable documents that deliver daily support as well as the LFRMS. This ensures that we meet the legal requirements of the Flood and Water Management Act (FWMA).
If you have any questions about the strategy please contact us by email flood.team@derbyshire.gov.uk or telephone: 01629 539286.