Preliminary flood risk assessment

7.1 Lead Local Flood Authority

It is proposed that Stockton Borough Council will be the Lead Flood Authority for the Tees Valley and may undertake a number of roles for Middlesbrough Council, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and Darlington Council under a lead authority arrangement. This is in the early stages with the exact details still to be agreed however the proposal is expected to include:

• investigation of flooding incidents
• asset Register of flood risk features
• designation of features, that mitigate the risk of flooding
• sustainable urban drainage
• consent to work on ordinary watercourses.

7.2 Future Data Management

Stockton Borough Council as Lead Local Flood Authority have a responsibility to investigate future flooding events that meets the Tees Valley's locally agreed criteria as detailed in section 4.3. Stockton Borough Council must also continue to collect and store future flood risk data and information.

Stockton Borough Council have produced a geo-database to record future flooding incidents to ensure all information is documented consistently. The Flood Risk Management Team will be responsible for recording and keeping the geo-database up to date. The data will be used to produce future assessments and reviews.