Community Flood Group – South Petherton Parish Council

The South Petherton Flood Risk Working Group has been formed to reduce the risk of future flooding in South Petherton and ensure the community is well prepared to cope with future potential flood events.

Below are a selection of links to relevant websites and useful information related to Property Flood Resilience:

Links for information, guidance and resources related to Property Flood Resilience (PFR)

Flood Mary – https://floodmary.com/
FloodRe – www.floodre.co.uk
Build Back Better – https://www.floodre.co.uk/buildbackbetter/
Be Flood Ready – https://www.befloodready.uk/
CIWEM PFR professional community of practice – https://befloodready.ciwem.org/property-flood-resilience/
Historic England – https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/technical-advice/flooding-and-historic-buildings/
National Flood Forum – https://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/
Flood Hub – https://thefloodhub.co.uk/pfr/
Flood Mary PFR Presentation – https://youtu.be/43bD2psS5Zo?feature=shared
Blue Pages (independent flood directory) – https://bluepages.org.uk/
Flooding from groundwater (downloadable guide hosted on the Dorset LRF website) – https://dorsetprepared.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groundwater-flooding-0345.pdf

Reporting flooding – by type of flooding and the relevant Flood Risk Management Authority:

For more online guidance, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-authorities

Chair of South Petherton Community Flood Group:

Kevin Entwistle kevin.entwistle@btopenworld.com