On this page you will find information on some of the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Projects.
These projects involve working in partnership with other Risk Management Authorities. Such as the Environment Agency, South West Water and others.
The St Austell Bay Resilient Regeneration (StARR) Project
The StARR project aims to reduce flood risk to communities living and working in the St Austell Bay area, particularly in Par and St Blazey. The scheme will bring extra benefits to the area by encouraging investment and making St Austell Bay a better place to work, live and play.
Partnership working
These organisations are working in partnership to develop the StARR project:
- Cornwall Council
- The Environment Agency
- The Westcountry Rivers Trust
- The University of Exeter
- South West Water
Funding
The project is receiving up to £7.8m of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This is as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. Additional funding is being provided by a variety of sources including:
- DEFRA Growth funds
- Flood Defence Grant in Aid
- South West Water
- Cornwall Council
For further information please email StARR@cornwall.gov.uk.
Please visit the StARR page for more communications and details of the project.
Property flood resilience
Property Flood Resilience (PFR) is sometimes called Property Level Protection (PLP) and Individual Property Protection (IPP).
Sometimes it is inevitable that a property will flood. This is because it is in a location that is vulnerable to flooding and a flood protection scheme isn't viable. This may be for technical, practical or economic reasons. PFR is about making individual properties more resilient for when they do flood.
There are two approaches to PFR:
- Resistance. Stopping the water from coming in. This can be by using barriers such as:
- flood gates on doors
- waterproof air bricks
- non-return valves on water outlets
- Recoverability. Making the property more resilient to flooding. This is so that it recovers faster and you can get back in sooner. This can involve using flood resilient building materials and raising sockets further up walls.
Cornwall Council has recently run to promote PFR:
- South West PFR Pathfinder. Cornwall Council led on one of three national Pathfinder projects funded by Defra. The purpose of the project was to boost the uptake of PFR. To achieve this, the project investigated barriers to PFR. It also created a demonstration site, mobile roadshow and much more. Look out for the Be Flood Ready logo.
- Cornwall PFR Delivery Project. Cornwall Council and the Environment Agency pooled funds to provide a PFR grant scheme. This scheme helped local people to access and install PFR measures. We provided over 40 flood hazard surveys and supported almost 30 households to install PFR measures on their properties.
Looe flood defence scheme
Looe is described as “the most frequently flooded town in the UK” and is at risk of even more severe flooding as a result of climate change.
We want to provide an ambitious flood defence scheme which:
- safeguards the entire town centre, fishing fleet and harbour from increasingly frequent flooding,
- supports the regeneration of Looe by encouraging business growth, and
- delivers new and improved rail, road, ferry, cycling and walking links.
This exciting project is being led by a range of partners. These include:
- Cornwall Council
- Looe Harbour Commissioners
- Environment Agency
- Looe Town Council
- Looe Development Trust
- West Looe Town Trust
- East Looe Town Trust and
- The RNLI