Cornwall Council has been awarded a £487,200 funding boost to help homes and businesses become more resilient to flooding.
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey announced the funding for the new South West Partnership’s Pathfinder project to create a demonstration hub, web portal and other measures to make it easier for residents and businesses to adopt measures like flood doors, hard floors and electrics raised off ground level.
The partnership is led by Cornwall Council and will benefit homes and businesses in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and Devon.
The projects will be delivered with support from the Environment Agency and representatives of the insurance and construction industries, technical experts and community groups.
The Environment Agency will also monitor the projects to highlight successes and identify lessons that can be used to foster greater use of property flood resilience measures elsewhere across the country.
Rob Nolan, Cornwall’s Cabinet Member for the environment and public protection, said: ‘We will be supporting the Cornwall Community Flood Forum who, in turn, will be working with communities to demonstrate the benefits of being proactive in protecting homes and businesses from flooding.’