Emergency Plans

Flooding

Devon County Council, along with multi-agency partners, is responsible for preparing plans for communities in Devon with a high risk of flooding.

Current plans are listed below

The Devon Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LRF Multi Agency Flood Plan image - PDF icon (1.76MB - pdf help) details arrangements in Devon to respond to major flood emergencies.

The plans below are for Devon's high risk communities (update in process)

Asburton image - PDF icon (2.57MB - pdf help) Barnstaple image - PDF icon (1.90MB - pdf help)
Bideford image - PDF icon (2.43MB - pdf help) Braunton image - PDF icon (3.63MB - pdf help)
Buckfastleigh image - PDF icon (3.49MB - pdf help) Cullompton image - PDF icon (4.09MB - pdf help)
Dartmouth image - PDF icon (2.64MB - pdf help) Exeter (awaiting conversion)
Exmouth image - PDF icon (4.76MB - pdf help) Harbertonford image - PDF icon (1.53MB - pdf help)
Ilfracombe image - PDF icon (3.45MB - pdf help) Instow image - PDF icon (1.52MB - pdf help)
Kingsbridge image - PDF icon (2.58MB - pdf help) Kingskerswell image - PDF icon (3.10MB - pdf help)
Kingsteignton (awaiting conversion Lympstone image - PDF icon (2.15MB - pdf help)
Newton Abbot image - PDF icon (4.92MB - pdf help) Okehampton image - PDF icon (3.29MB - pdf help)
Ottery St Mary image - PDF icon (2.88MB - pdf help) Paignton image - PDF icon (3.36MB - pdf help)
Salcombe image - PDF icon (2.24MB - pdf help) Seaton image - PDF icon (4.12MB - pdf help)
Sidmouth (awaiting conversion) South Molton image - PDF icon (2.11MB - pdf help)
Starcross image - PDF icon (2.29MB - pdf help) Stoke Canon image - PDF icon (3.06MB - pdf help)
Teignmouth Shaldon image - PDF icon (3.33MB - pdf help) Tiverton (awaiting conversion)
Topsham image - PDF icon (3.85MB - pdf help) Totnes image - PDF icon (3.56MB - pdf help)
Plymton & Marsh Mills image - PDF icon (4.28MB - pdf help) Barbican image - PDF icon (1.92MB - pdf help)                                           

The Environment Agency provide a flood warning service and are responsible for the implementation and maintenance of flood defences.

The following Flood advice guides contain lots of information and practical advice on what to do before, during and after flooding. Know how to be prepared, how to protect yourselves and your property, and stay safe in a flood

The County Council through its operational depots across Devon has responsibility to ensure that roads are clear and that water is drained from roads.