Flooding and drainage

Councils, emergency services and the NHS work together to help people prepare for flooding – and to stay safe.

We advise you:

To sign up for flood alerts
To prepare your home
To check before you travel – find live travel updates online, by listening to local radio or by following Area Traffic Control on Twitter
Not to drive through flood water
For assistance with housing and shelter, contact your local district/borough council

If you or anyone else is in danger as a result of a flood, call 999.

For current flood warnings

About us

We are the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), responsible for the coordination and management of flood risk across the county of Leicestershire. Our duties include investigating major flooding incidents, regulating activities on ordinary watercourses and acting as a statutory consultee for planning.

Get advice on how to prepare against further flooding

Find out more about our flooding drop-in events

Emergency flood advice

Report a flood

Report a blocked gully or drain

What to do after a flood

Prepare for flooding

Regulation of activities on watercourses

Farming recovery fund

Who to contact for flooding

Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

An update to the 2015 Local Flood Risk Management Strategy was required, and we sought the opinions of residents and businesses as to the proposed changes.

Draft Flood Risk Management and River Basin Management Plans

The county council worked with the Environment Agency to produce draft Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) and River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) for public consultation. View the published responses.