Flooding has long been a concern for many in our part of Norfolk – and the heavy rainfall of December 23rd-24th 2020, and again in the early part of 2021, resulted in a record number of call outs for Anglian Water, the Environment Agency and Norfolk County Council alike, exacerbating these long held frustrations and fears.

That’s why I helped establish the Mid Norfolk Flood Partnership, and why I have been working closely with Lord Dannatt, Chair of the Norfolk Strategic Flood Alliance, to help frame a series of measures that can be effectively implemented.

Not all of the work can be done in Norfolk however – it is important that reforms are also introduced at Westminster to strengthen our hands locally.

Lord Dannatt and I have therefore written to the Secretary of States at DEFRA and MHCLG to draw attention to particular planning challenges that are being faced in the joint-fight against flooding, and we hope to secure a meeting with both Secretary of States so that we can discuss the issues in further depth.

To see the letter, please see below.

To learn more about my campaign work on the issue, please click the link here

To see the recent EDP article, please click here