Devon County Council is committed to increasing community resilience in Devon and is supported by Defra to deliver
property level
resilience measures. Working closely
with a number of partners,
DCC
aims to help individual property owners
be better
equipped with the tools
and basic
defence measures
they need to be able to deal
with flooding. As such, a new PLR
Grant Scheme has been established to enable home owners
to
apply for up to £5,000 to carry out a survey of the property, identifying the required resilience measures, and to
purchase the recommended measures. Any additional budget requirements will
be
at the expense of the property owner.
There is limited funding, with an allocation to be made available each year by Defra, Local Levy and DCC. Applications will therefore be prioritised based on the criteria set out in DCC’s PLR
Policy to ensure those properties
with
the greatest need will receive the funding. There can be
no
guarantee of funding for
all applications.
For full details see the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy on the
Devon County Council website, or contact Sheelah Seeley on the Parish Council.
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