Decision details

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport concerning an increase in the Environment and Transport revenue budget in the relevant financial years to enable a grant from the Environment Agency to be claimed to fund the above proposed study. 

(i)  To approve the addition to Environment and Transport Portfolio’s revenue estimates of a City Centre Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Strategy Study budget of £390,000 in 2010/11 and £122,000 in 2011/12. This study will be fully funded by the Environment Agency and the recommendation is subject to their final confirmation of the study budget.

The current revenue budget does not have provision for this work and the acceptance of the Environment Agency grant and subsequential increase in budget will fund the development of a City Centre Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Strategy which will reduce flood risk to existing development and support the planning of future development.

The alternative of not providing funding for this project would prevent the development of the strategy and would potentially adversely affect the ability to protect existing and future development in the city centre from flooding.