A CALL has been made for recurring flooding issues in Rosyth to be looked at with an "increased sense of urgency".

Councillor Brian Goodall made the plea at last Thursday's meeting of Fife Council.

He said the issue had gone on for "decades" and expressed fears that it was likely to become more commonplace because of climate change.

"Do the administration and council senior management team share that need for an increased sense of urgency and how can we make sure we achieve it this time?" he said.

"This has been an issue in the area for many decades, 60 to 70 years depending on who you speak to in the local area, but, with the whole issue of climate change, there is an expectation that some of these higher rain events come more regularly.

"This is something I was working on really from the get-go following the election in May and I feel you have got a sense of urgency about it but still you stand in a constituent's house with your wellies on and they are having to leave home again for the second time in as many years, it really brings it home that action needs to be taken.

"There has been a lot of talk and now we need action."

Cllr Jan Wincott, Fife Council's spokesperson for environment and climate change, said multi-agency work was ongoing to try to address the issue.

"Going forward, we look to work closely with the community to ensure such emergency measures are put to best use by residents to allow them to protect their properties," she said.

"Strategically, this area of Fife has complex flooding issues and measures are being progressed through a number of agencies including Scottish Water, SEPA and Fife Council.

"Fife Council meets with these agencies on a monthly basis with a view of helping progress measures in the area."

Cllr Wincott said Scottish Water was leading on a project to divert flood water away from the Park Road area while the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) was developing a flood mitigation project for the Brankcolm Burn which will help mitigate flooding.

"Fife Council are also in the process of developing a work programme to manage surface water flooding in the Park Road area. This will be agreed with the local community before developing funding applications for the required measures," she added.

"As a collective, these projects hold the potential to help mitigate flooding in this area of Rosyth, however, there are many such flood location issues across Fife which are competing for priority and funding.

"To help promote improvements to this area, Fife Council will continue to meet Scottish Water and SEPA and the Scottish Flood Forum to discuss a programme and agree a joined-up approach going forward."