Flooding Advice and Prevention

The Flood Hub has been designed to be a one stop shop for flood information and resources to support householders, businesses and communities across the North West in becoming more flood resilient.

It pulls together multiple sources of guidance to produce a hub of information that gives an overview of flood resilience and it’s many related topics.

By signposting a variety of other useful sources, you will easily be able to find all the information you need either within the content or by visiting one of the linked websites.

Unpave the Way

Unpave the Way is a free online resource which is full of ideas to help you make design choices in your driveway and front/back garden which slow the flow of rainwater leaving your property to help reduce flooding.

It has practical ideas for your front garden and driveway, including:

• Permeable paving options to allow rainwater to drain naturally.
• Sustainable drainage (SuDS) solutions.
• Rainwater harvesting ideas.
• Low maintenance planting list for wet and dry soil conditions.

Visit Unpave the Way | The Flood Hub for more information.