Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Planning and Transportation
Decision No: D110024MEM
Date: 22nd February 2011
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Flood Risk Management
Minutes
The report presented details of recent consultations by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on flood and coastal erosion risk management together with officer-level responses submitted by the deadline.
Additionally, an update was provided on proposals for flood alleviation schemes in Aylesford and Little Mill, East Peckham with recommendations as to how the Borough Council might promote their funding through the Regional Flood Defence Committee.
Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation resolved that:
1) the responses to the consultation documents, as set out in Annex 1 to the report, be endorsed;
2) the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure be requested to submit a case in support of Little Mill Flood Alleviation Scheme to the Regional Flood Defence Committee and the Right Honourable Sir John Stanley MP be advised accordingly; and
3) the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure be requested to advocate to the Regional Flood Defence Committee that the Aylesford Flood Alleviation Scheme be included in the considerations for funding within its budgets.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 22 February 2011.
Signed M Balfour (Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 25 February 2011
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.