Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Consultation

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This is the 2nd iteration of the most current Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) (2014 - 2019) and sets out over the years 2021 to 2026 how West Sussex County Council will undertake their flood risk management responsibilities and meeting the duties of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Following the 2007 floods and the independent Pitt Review, the Act embodied local flood risk management into UK law. As part of this fundamental change in flood risk management responsibilities, West Sussex County Council became a Lead Local Flood Authority and is required to develop and implement a strategy to outline how local flood risk will be managed across the county.

Our strategy has been developed in collaboration with key stakeholders and we are now publishing this for wider comment should any interested parties wish to do so.

The strategy focuses on:

  • the risks of flooding from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses
  • the clarification of which authority is responsible for what in relation to the management of local flood risk
  • the defined role of West Sussex County Council as Lead Local Flood Authority.




Accessibility Statement:

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at FRM@westsussex.gov.uk or by telephone on 01243 777100 and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01243 777100.


We are committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Please view the West Sussex County Council Accessibility Statement, for further details. Information about the accessibility of the Your Voice Engagement Hub can be found by clicking on the 'Accessibility tab' which can be found at the bottom of this page. Where it exists, we will provide details of any project related content which is not fully accessible under a heading of 'Non-accessible content' below.


Non-accessible content

  • All mapping contained within the strategy is exempt of the Regulations.

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us at haveyoursay@westsussex.gov.uk


This is the 2nd iteration of the most current Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) (2014 - 2019) and sets out over the years 2021 to 2026 how West Sussex County Council will undertake their flood risk management responsibilities and meeting the duties of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Following the 2007 floods and the independent Pitt Review, the Act embodied local flood risk management into UK law. As part of this fundamental change in flood risk management responsibilities, West Sussex County Council became a Lead Local Flood Authority and is required to develop and implement a strategy to outline how local flood risk will be managed across the county.

Our strategy has been developed in collaboration with key stakeholders and we are now publishing this for wider comment should any interested parties wish to do so.

The strategy focuses on:

  • the risks of flooding from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses
  • the clarification of which authority is responsible for what in relation to the management of local flood risk
  • the defined role of West Sussex County Council as Lead Local Flood Authority.




Accessibility Statement:

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at FRM@westsussex.gov.uk or by telephone on 01243 777100 and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01243 777100.


We are committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Please view the West Sussex County Council Accessibility Statement, for further details. Information about the accessibility of the Your Voice Engagement Hub can be found by clicking on the 'Accessibility tab' which can be found at the bottom of this page. Where it exists, we will provide details of any project related content which is not fully accessible under a heading of 'Non-accessible content' below.


Non-accessible content

  • All mapping contained within the strategy is exempt of the Regulations.

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us at haveyoursay@westsussex.gov.uk

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