Decision
(a) That
the flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for the next 100 years
for Weymouth, be agreed;
(b) That
officers be authorised to develop the business case towards deliverable schemes
for inclusion in Dorset Council’s future capital programme.
(c) That
authority be delegated to the two relevant portfolio holders, in consultation
with the Director for Place, to agree the governance structures to oversee the
project.
Reason for Decision
Weymouth floods and is impacted by coastal
erosion. With a prediction of an
acceleration in sea level rise and more intense weather events as a result of
climate change, the problems facing Weymouth will increase significantly.
Without investment in managing this flood
and erosion risk, Weymouth faces increasing direct losses through flooded
assets and infrastructure and indirect impacts such as a failing property
market due to blight and increasing social deprivation.