COUNCILLORS have approved a scheme to effectively manage and reduce the possibility of floods in an area.
Pendle Council's Neighbourhood Services Manager recently submitted a report to Pendle Council's executive board on progress made with flood and defence resilience scheme in Earby.
The report concluded that funding would be needed to create new flood defences, works undertaken by Pendle and repairs being undertaken by the Environment Agency.
The council's executive board, who met last Thursday to discuss the issue, were asked to grant approval for the flood resilience schemes to proceed with funding from the Department of Communities and local government.
The committee approved the schemes, subject to confirmation of funding from local government and the department of communities, on the basis it would enable flooding issues to be effectively managed and reduced.
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