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Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

We consulted earlier this year on the content and priorities for the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. Having published the draft strategy, we are now seeking your views on the document.

To view the full draft strategy, summary paper and other related documents please visit www.southglos.gov.uk/consultation

Do you agree that this draft strategy sets out the most significant flood risk issues for South Gloucestershire?

Yes

Q2	If not, please explain what you think is missing?

Q3	From your opinion of the strategy, how important are the following priorities for managing the risk of flooding in South Gloucestershire?
Q3		Very Important	Important	Neither	Not Important	Not very important
	Increased public awareness	Increased public awareness Very Important	Increased public awareness Important	Increased public awareness Neither	Increased public awareness Not Important	Increased public awareness Not very important

	Partnership work with others	Partnership work with others Very Important	Partnership work with others Important	Partnership work with others Neither	Partnership work with others Not Important	Partnership work with others Not very important

	Improve our understanding of drainage asssets, flood risk and climate change	Improve our understanding of drainage asssets, flood risk and climate change Very Important	Improve our understanding of drainage asssets, flood risk and climate change Important	Improve our understanding of drainage asssets, flood risk and climate change Neither	Improve our understanding of drainage asssets, flood risk and climate change Not Important	Improve our understanding of drainage asssets, flood risk and climate change Not very important

	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks Very Important	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks Important	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks Neither	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks Not Important	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks Not very important

Q4	Have we missed any areas that you think are a priority? If so, please explain?

Is it clear from the strategy which Risk Management Authority is responsible for managing the different types of flooding?

Yes

Q6	The draft strategy sets out objectives for managing local flood risk (please see Section 4 of the Strategy). How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following objectives?
Q6		Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree or disagree	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree
	Improve our understanding of flood risk and how climate change will influence future flood risk	Improve our understanding of flood risk and how climate change will influence future flood risk Strongly agree	Improve our understanding of flood risk and how climate change will influence future flood risk Tend to agree	Improve our understanding of flood risk and how climate change will influence future flood risk Neither agree or disagree	Improve our understanding of flood risk and how climate change will influence future flood risk Tend to disagree	Improve our understanding of flood risk and how climate change will influence future flood risk Strongly disagree

	Prioritise and implement improvements to local flood infrastructure	Prioritise and implement improvements to local flood infrastructure Strongly agree	Prioritise and implement improvements to local flood infrastructure Tend to agree	Prioritise and implement improvements to local flood infrastructure Neither agree or disagree	Prioritise and implement improvements to local flood infrastructure Tend to disagree	Prioritise and implement improvements to local flood infrastructure Strongly disagree

	Increase public awareness of the level of flood risk and how they can better protect themselves and their property	Increase public awareness of the level of flood risk and how they can better protect themselves and their property Strongly agree	Increase public awareness of the level of flood risk and how they can better protect themselves and their property Tend to agree	Increase public awareness of the level of flood risk and how they can better protect themselves and their property Neither agree or disagree	Increase public awareness of the level of flood risk and how they can better protect themselves and their property Tend to disagree	Increase public awareness of the level of flood risk and how they can better protect themselves and their property Strongly disagree

	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks and climate change projections	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks and climate change projections Strongly agree	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks and climate change projections Tend to agree	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks and climate change projections Neither agree or disagree	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks and climate change projections Tend to disagree	Ensure future development considers all known flood risks and climate change projections Strongly disagree

	Actively work with other Lead Local Flood Authorities and Risk management Authorities	Actively work with other Lead Local Flood Authorities and Risk management Authorities Strongly agree	Actively work with other Lead Local Flood Authorities and Risk management Authorities Tend to agree	Actively work with other Lead Local Flood Authorities and Risk management Authorities Neither agree or disagree	Actively work with other Lead Local Flood Authorities and Risk management Authorities Tend to disagree	Actively work with other Lead Local Flood Authorities and Risk management Authorities Strongly disagree

	Contribute to wider social, economic and environmental benefits by encouraging sustainable multi-benefit solutions and maximising use of resources	Contribute to wider social, economic and environmental benefits by encouraging sustainable multi-benefit solutions and maximising use of resources Strongly agree	Contribute to wider social, economic and environmental benefits by encouraging sustainable multi-benefit solutions and maximising use of resources Tend to agree	Contribute to wider social, economic and environmental benefits by encouraging sustainable multi-benefit solutions and maximising use of resources Neither agree or disagree	Contribute to wider social, economic and environmental benefits by encouraging sustainable multi-benefit solutions and maximising use of resources Tend to disagree	Contribute to wider social, economic and environmental benefits by encouraging sustainable multi-benefit solutions and maximising use of resources Strongly disagree

	Please add any comments

In Sections 5-10 of the draft strategy we set out the measures and actions proposed to meet the objectives and so manage the risk of flooding in South Gloucestershire. How strongly do you agree or disagree with these measures and actions?

Strongly agree

Tend to agree

Neither agree or disagree

Tend to disagree

Strongly disagree

Q8	Please make any comments or suggestions about the proposed measures and actions

Risk from flooding can be managed in different ways. For instance, by avoiding living in areas at risk of flooding or adapting how people live in these areas by improving flood warning and forecasting and helping communities prepare for flooding if and when it does happen. Building flood defence can reduce the damage to properties prone to flooding and learning from flood events can help improve how situations are dealt with in the future. The draft strategy proposes new measures to manage flood risk alongside those already agreed and ongoing.

Across all the proposed, agreed and ongoing measures, do you think the draft strategy has the right balance between prevention, preparation, protection, recovery and review?

Yes

	If no, please explain further?

Q10	Are there any other measures that you think should be included? If so please explain what they are and why they should be included? Please say who should be responsible for these measures?

Q11	How could you support the work set out in the draft flood risk management plan to reduce flood risk?

Q12

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the proposed funding approach?

Strongly agree

Tend to agree

Neither agree or disagree

Tend to disagree

Strongly disagree

	Please make any comments about the proposed funding approach

Q13	Please use this space to make any other comments you have about the draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

Q14

Please tell us whether you are responding to this survey as an individual or as an organisation to allow us to understand the views and concerns of different groups of respondents.

A resident in South Gloucestershire

A person working in South Gloucestershire

On behalf of a local community

As a local business

On behalf of a voluntary or community sector organisation

Other

	If responding as part of a group or organisation please tell us its name?

If you are responding as part of an organisation you do not need to complete the next section of the survey.

About You

This section is really important as it helps us to gain a better understanding of the needs and views of different people and how they could be impacted by any changes.
This information will remain confidential and will be used for analysis purposes only. Your personal information will not be published and individuals will not be identified.

Q15	Please tell us your full postcode:

Q16	Your age:

Q17	Your gender:

Q18	Your ethnicity:

	Any 'other' responses?

Q19	Do you consider yourself to be disabled?

	If you have a disability, how does this impact upon flood risk management issues

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey. Please return it to us by 20th January 2015. Any personal information that you have supplied will be held by South Gloucestershire Council in accordance with the Data Protection Act. This information will only be used as part of this exercise and personal information will not be published or passed on to any other organisation.

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