Have your say on a new strategy to minimise risk of flooding
We want you to have your say on a new Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, which sets out our role in managing the risk of flooding in Kirklees.
Why is this needed?
Across our district, there are over 44,000 properties currently at risk from different kinds of flooding. We unfortunately expect these numbers to rise in the future due to climate change.
While it won’t be possible for us to prevent all flooding, we want to do everything we can to manage the risk, minimising that risk for local communities and businesses alike.
What is the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy?
As a council, we’re a Lead Local Flood Authority. That means that, along with other organisations, we play a big role in trying to tackle flood risk in Kirklees.
This strategy lays out how flood risk will be managed locally to Kirklees. It looks at how properties which are at risk will be protected, and also anticipates the effects of climate change over the coming years.
Our strategy also reflects the national strategy around flood risk.
This strategy is a long-term approach to protecting Kirklees and our communities.
Get involved
Before this strategy is adopted, we want to hear from you. Feedback from this consultation will then feed into the new strategy, which we’re aiming to adopt in 2024.
You can check out the strategy and all relevant documents, plus get involved and have your say, between now and 18 September. Head to kirklees.gov.uk/flooding for details.
Councillor Graham Turner, Cabinet Member for Growth & Regeneration, says:
“We currently have more than 44,000 properties in Kirklees which are at risk of flooding for various reasons. These are people’s homes, their businesses, their lives – and we only expect flood risks to rise with the effects of climate change.
“We’ll never be able to prevent all flooding, but we want to make our communities, our local businesses and our land more resilient, so we can protect and enhance Kirklees for future generations.
“I want to urge Kirklees residents, particularly those who know their property may be at risk of flooding, to have their say on this new strategy before it’s adopted. We want to do everything we can to support those at risk.”