Main schemes within the pipeline have already began and embrace the £59m Bridgwater tidal barrier (Kier), £37m Derby flood works (Sisk) and Kendal Flood Danger administration scheme (VolkerStevin).
The programme additionally spans small repairs works alongside a rising push on pure flood administration to sluggish water upstream.
Click here for full list of schemes.
Round £260m has additionally been ringfenced for repairs and upkeep of present property, together with injury attributable to current storms, marking a turnaround after years of declining asset situation.
It types a part of a wider £10.5bn funding plan operating to 2036 – the most important flood safety programme ever seen in England.
| Main flood safety schemes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Venture | County | Funding (£m) |
| Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Flood Defence Scheme | Somerset | 59.3 |
| Derby Flood Danger Administration Scheme | Derbyshire | 37.1 |
| Kendal Flood Danger Administration Scheme | Cumbria | 24.3 |
| Higher Thurne Built-in Drainage Enhancements | Norfolk | 20.3 |
| Blackpool Seaside Nourishment Scheme | Lancashire | 17.7 |
| River Thames Scheme | Surrey | 17.0 |
| River Roch Flood Danger Administration Scheme | Better Manchester | 16.7 |
| Preston and South Ribble Flood Scheme | Lancashire | 15.2 |
| Bispham Coast Safety scheme | Lancashire | 14.6 |
| Wareham Coastal Change – Poole Harbour Habitat Creation | Dorset | 12.3 |
| Saltfleet to Gibraltar Level Seaside Administration | Lincolnshire | 11.4 |
| Portsea Island – Southsea Coastal Flood Scheme | Hampshire | 10.3 |
Surroundings Company flood boss Caroline Douglass added: “We’re combining engineering and nature-based options to scale back flood threat and construct long-term resilience.”
The funding is anticipated to help hundreds of jobs throughout the provision chain whereas unlocking growth in areas beforehand constrained by flood threat.
Work will now ramp up throughout regional frameworks and supply companions as schemes transfer into procurement and building by way of 2026/27.
Click here for particulars of the next-generation flood defence framework going out to tender.
