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SECTION 19 REPORT IN RESPECT OF FLOODING IN ANCHORSHOLME AND BISPHAM NOVEMBER 2017

Decision Maker: Director for Community and Environmental Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is for Blackpool Council to discharge its statutory duty under the Flood and Water management Act (2010) Section 19, which is attached to investigate significant local flooding incidents, and to publish the report into the significant flooding incident in Blackpool on the 22 November 2017 in line with its policy on investigation.

 

Decision:

That the attached Section 19 report, Investigation into flooding on 22 November 2017, is now published as required by the Statutory duty under Section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act (2010).

To agree to carry-out studies in the areas highlighted in the Section 19 report recommendations in the Anchorsholme and Bispham areas to ultimately better understand improvements required or resilience measures, utilising funding sought and achieved from the Environment Agency and United Utilities of £110,000 (£55,000 from each).

 

 

Publication date: 01/10/2019

Date of decision: 01/10/2019

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