Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Head of Spatial Planning.

The Central Lancashire Local Plan Co-Ordinator presented a report of the Head of Spatial Planning that sought to provide members with an update on the evidence base and safe assessment for flood risk.

The Central Lancashire Local Plan Co-Ordinator explained the government had introduced significant changes to planning policy guidance which would impact how officers prepare and write risk assessments for flooding.

There was a need to ensure the documentation is fit for purpose and sound with the risk assessments undergoing review and updates. Officers had met with representatives from Lancashire County Council (LCC) and the Environment Agency to ensure the approach taken was fit for purpose, the estimated cost for updating the risk assessments would be around £14,000.

Resolved: (Unanimously)

That the report be noted.