First reported 24 Jul 2025•Latest report 8 Sep 2025
Definition
What this concern includes
Includes failures of controls specifically intended to prevent, reduce or mitigate flood risk to residents and occupied areas, including flood defences and other materially dedicated flood-risk-reduction measures where the reports identify continuing exposure to flooding.
Not included
Excludes generic environmental, drainage or infrastructure deficiencies unless they are directly tied to controlling flood risk to residents or occupied areas.
Excludes isolated flooding events or factual flood hazards where no continuing deficiency or uncontrolled exposure is identified, except where the assertion is the anchor hazard directly supporting this parent.
Excludes flood risks affecting roads, agricultural land or unoccupied premises where resident or occupied-area safety is not materially involved.
Excludes emergency flood response, evacuation or post-flood recovery failures when the underlying flood-risk control itself is not deficient.
Reports
2
Distinct published reports
Individual concerns
2
A report can raise multiple concerns
Date range
2025–2025
First to latest report issue date
Stated actions
18
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs1
Derbyshire County Council1
Environment Agency1
Hampshire County Council1
National Highways1
English county council2
Environmental regulator1
Ministerial department1
National road infrastructure body1
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Derby and Derbyshire
Concerns raised1
Lack of flood defences at Tapton Terrace
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.15
Action
Explore the feasibility of removing the access bridge, using Environment Agency modelling and evidence to assess whether removal would reduce flood risk.
Stated by Derbyshire County CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Submit grant funding bids to support a feasibility study for a Spital Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Stated by Derbyshire County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Explore the feasibility of constructing a Spital Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme providing upstream attenuation during heavy rainfall.
Stated by Derbyshire County CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Commence a Strategic Outline Case study in 2026 to reassess technically feasible, environmentally acceptable and cost-beneficial flood-defence options at Tapton Terrace.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Continue working with flood-risk partners to develop natural flood-management and storage schemes upstream within the River Rother catchment.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Lead appraisal of the River Hipper Flood Alleviation Scheme to assess upstream floodwater storage and potential flood-risk reduction.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Continue winter maintenance walkovers of the river channel at Tapton Terrace and take action on identified vegetation-management needs.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Carry out updated modelling in 2026 to support Derbyshire County Council’s study of the flood-risk benefits of removing Crow Lane Bridge.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Conducted river-channel surveys in 2024 to compare the Tapton Terrace channel profile with earlier surveys and inform flood-risk management.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Replaced and launched the more advanced, user-focused and resilient ‘Get flood warnings’ service on GOV.UK.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Continue improving Flood Warning Service systems and processes, including working with communities to increase warning-service sign-up rates.
Stated by Environment AgencyStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Increase investment in flood-risk reduction.
Stated by Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Change the rules governing allocation of flood-risk funding.
Stated by Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Press the Environment Agency Chief Executive to undertake a Strategic Outline Case for Tapton Terrace in 2026.
Stated by Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Action
Meet Derbyshire County Council and Environment Agency leaders to discuss flood protection in Chesterfield before winter.
Stated by Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 16 September 2025.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.7
Position
Responsibility for managing flood risk from the River Rother main river rests primarily with the Environment Agency.
Stated by Derbyshire County CouncilRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
Position
Bridge removal cannot yet be considered without Environment Agency modelling and evidence demonstrating that it would reduce flood risk.
Stated by Derbyshire County CouncilUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Position
Flood mitigation schemes depend on government grant funding, and delivery cannot proceed without appropriate funding being available.
Stated by Derbyshire County CouncilUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Position
Flood defence options cannot currently be delivered because appraisal rules and increased construction costs make them unaffordable.
Stated by Environment AgencyUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Position
Based on 2024 surveys, dredging the river channel would not provide flood-risk benefit to Tapton Terrace.
Stated by Environment AgencyDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Compulsory purchase of Tapton Terrace properties cannot be undertaken because no feasible flood scheme requires their removal.
Stated by Environment AgencyUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Position
Dredging the river channel at Tapton Terrace would not provide flood-risk benefit, based on the Environment Agency’s 2024 evidence.
Stated by Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
Concerns raised1
Known flood risk in the area
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
Action
Complete flood-risk drainage maintenance, including vegetation and detritus clearance, gully jetting, sweeping, inlet checks and overburden removal.
Stated by National HighwaysStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 28 July 2025.
Action
Review resurfacing extents and assess drainage improvements to remove the rolling-crown flat spot and improve flow into gullies.
Stated by National HighwaysStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 28 July 2025.
Action
Reinstate and retain the “Road liable to flooding” sign until drainage actions and monitoring are complete, subject to drainage-engineer consent.
Stated by National HighwaysStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 28 July 2025.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Position
No further signage action is currently required because extensive M3 J9 traffic management and signage are in place.
Stated by National HighwaysExisting arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
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Includes failures of controls specifically intended to prevent, reduce or mitigate flood risk to residents and occupied areas, including flood defences and other materially dedicated flood-risk-reduction measures where the reports identify continuing exposure to flooding.
