Decision details

To provide a progress report on the current programme, and to seek agreement from the Corporate Director of Environment, in consultation with the Executive Member for Highway and Transportation for the proposed updates and extension of the rolling flood programme up to 2031 in accordance with the approved prioritisation methodology.

The Corporate Director of Environment, in consultation with the Executive Member for Highway and Transportation approve:
i. The allocation of the flood risk reserve as detailed in table 3 of the report for 2025/26 and 2026/27
ii. Removal of the Easingwold project from the flood risk programme.
iii. The addition of projects for Knaresborough, Great Ayton and Stokesley into the flood risk management capital programme.
iv. The allocation of funds from the flood risk management revenue reserve as detailed in section 13 of the report.

To allow the re-profiling of the NYC Flood Reserve to enable the continued delivery of the committed capital flood resilience programme

Not reprofiling the programme and delaying the delivery of the projects would incur additional costs