Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - South Worcestershire ...

Risk ManagementAuthority (RMA)District Councils(Malvern Hills, Wychavon,Worcester City)Highways AgencySevern Trent WaterInternal Drainage Boardsin the areaStrategic LevelInput to National and LocalAuthority Plans and Strategy(e.g. Local DevelopmentDocuments)South WorcestershireDevelopment PlanSurface WaterManagement PlansInput to National, and actconsistently with, LocalAuthority Plans and StrategyMaintain SUDS in publicroadsConsultee to SABscontribute to sustainabledevelopmentInput to National, and actconsistently with, LocalAuthority Plans and StrategyInput to National, and actconsistently with, LocalAuthority Plans and StrategyPreliminary Flood RiskAssessmentsDesignating assetsConsultees to SABsOperational LevelSUDS Approval BodyOrdinary watercourse(delegated to Districtauthorities byWorcestershire CountyCouncil, under a StrategicLevel Agreement)Highway drainageSUDSPublic sewersOrdinary watercourseFigure 2-2 shows the key strategic planning links for flood risk and associated documents. Itshows how the Flood Risk Regulations and Flood and Water Management Act, in conjunctionwith the Localism Act’s “duty to cooperate”, introduce a wider requirement for the exchange ofinformation and the preparation of strategies and management plans.The emerging Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and its evidence base are important in thepreparation of the Level 2 SFRA update, the South Worcestershire Development Plan and indevelopment management decisions.Likewise, SFRAs contain information that should be referred to in responding to the Flood RiskRegulations and the formulation of local flood risk management strategies and plans. SFRAsare also linked to the preparation of catchment flood management plans (CFMPs), shorelinemanagement plans (SMPs) and surface water management plans (SWMPs) and water cyclestrategies.2012s5947 S Worcestershire Level 2 SFRA Update FINAL Report v1.0.doc 16