Village flood information
Following the parish meeting on the 4th of March, the Environment Agency has provided some additional information as promised.
If anyone wished to contact Choloe Morton to follow up on any existing issues, or discuss any of the matters raised she is happy to be contacted directly, her email is Chloe.Morton@environment-agency.gov.uk or the team mailbox for general enquiries which is monitored daily is YORKS.AP.DE@environment-agency.gov.uk
Useful links include:
• River levels – https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels
• Flood risk – https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk
• Flood map for planning – https://flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk/
• Permitting – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-activity-risk-assessment-for-your-environmental-permits
• Sign up for flood alerts and warnings – https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings
• What alerts and warnings have been issued – https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-warnings
• Your watercourse – rights and roles – https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/your-watercourse-rights-and-roles (select the pdf document)
Environment Agency incident hotline: 0800 80 70 60
Floodline helpline: 0345 988 1188
With regard to insurance:
For home insurance visit https://www.floodre.co.uk/
For commercial insurance visit https://floodflash.co/