Community Flood Resilience Planning
How to manage local flood risk
Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, flood risk management authorities must work together. Local agencies and people who own land next to a watercourse (riparian owners) also have responsibilities.
If you live in a flood risk area, your home or land could flood. Even if you have not flooded before, the risk remains. If you have flooded recently, you may still flood again.
You can get help to set up a community flood resilience plan. Cheshire East Council and the Environment Agency can give advice and support.
Contact: EmergencyPlanningTeam@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Flood action groups
Flood action groups are volunteer groups. They meet to look at ways to reduce the impact of flooding in their area.
Groups often focus on emergency planning and local issues. They also give the community a clear way to raise concerns and share ideas.
Poynton Town Council has a residents Flood Action Group and a Flood Working Group.
Community flood schemes and natural flood management
Community flood schemes help local areas become more resilient to flooding. They can be large or small and may involve working with landowners and other partners.
Natural flood management uses natural processes to slow down and store water in upper catchments. Several schemes are being developed across Cheshire East.
Local natural flood management sites:
- Poynton
- Macclesfield Forest
- Lyme Park (National Trust)
- Kettleshulme
- Pott Shrigley
If you own land in a flood‑affected catchment, or you are part of a community group in a flood risk area, you can contact us to ask about possible interventions and funding opportunities floodinvestigation@cheshireeasthighways.org
Page last reviewed: 26 March 2026
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