Flooding is Scotland’s costliest climate hazard and our biggest adaptation challenge. In the future our winters will be warmer and wetter, our summers hotter and drier, sea level rise will continue, and our weather will become more variable and unpredictable; extreme events such as storms and their associated impacts will become more common. Across Scotland many homes and businesses are currently at risk of flooding, and this will increase if insufficient action is taken to tackle climate change.
This is your opportunity to tell SEPA your flooding issues and priorities within Potentially Vulnerable Areas, to help shape these plans. Potentially Vulnerable Areas were updated following consultation in 2024. We are also seeking information from you on projects and initiatives that are already happening to help manage flooding in Potentially Vulnerable Areas. This is a community-focussed consultation – your views matter – please take this opportunity to have your say. The consultation will be open from 21 January until 22 April 2026.
For more information, visit their Flood Risk Management Plans 2028–2034 consultation hub.
How to take part
Start the Phase 1 survey by clicking on the link below.
Answering the questions should take about 5 minutes, although exploring the displayed information may take you longer. By submitting your response to this consultation, you give SEPA permission to analyse and include your response in their results. They would like to know if you are happy for your response to be made public. If you ask for your response not to be published, it will be regarded as confidential and treated in accordance with their published Privacy Policy