Latest flood plans for Perth and Kinross set for publication

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The estimated annual average cost of flood damage within the Tay district - covering the majority of Perth and Kinross - is £11.4 million.The latest Local Flood Risk Management (FRM) plans and reports look set to be approved by Perth and Kinross councillors on Monday.The final drafts will go before Perth and Kinross Council's Climate Change and Sustainability Committee for approval on Monday, December 19.The process of risk assessment, mapping and planning needs to be repeated every six years in line with the 2009 Flood Risk Management Scotland Act.

The Scottish Government requires the latest six-year plans to be published by December 31, 2022.In the Tay local plan district 14 areas have been identified as being potentially vulnerable to flood risk.

It has been estimated the number of people at risk could rise from 13,000 people to 21,000 by the 2080s due to climate change.The plan states: "Currently it is estimated that there are around 13,000 people and 9,000 homes and businesses at risk from flooding in the Tay Local Plan District.

This may increase to 21,000 people and 13,000 homes and businesses by 2080s due to climate change. The expected annual cost of flooding over a long period of time is around £11.4 million."The Tay district covers the majority of Perth and Kinross.