A £9.5 million flood alleviation scheme is set to be created in South Cave.
The East Yorkshire village has suffered from multiple flood events in the past, most notably in 2007 and 2014 when a significant number of properties were flooded.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced the project after securing £7.4 million in Government funding. The scheme will see a new flood storage area constructed upstream of the village, designed to help reduce the risk of flooding during heavy rainfall.
In addition to the Government contribution, which comes in the form of the Flood Defence Grant in Aid (FDGiA) from Defra, administered by the Environment Agency, the scheme will also be funded by a £790,000 Local Levy contribution from the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and a funding contribution from the council itself.
Work on the project could commence in 2028 if the authority receives planning permission and obtains the necessary consents.
Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “I’m extremely pleased we’ve been able to secure funding for this vital scheme designed to help shield the residents and businesses in South Cave from the devastation of flooding.
“This project will join the other multi-million-pound flood alleviation schemes we have already built across the East Riding which have proved essential in reducing the risk of flooding to communities when it rains heavily.
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“The continued investment by the local authority and partner agencies will help to mitigate future demands on the network as a result of environmental change.”
Dean Hamblin, flood and coastal risk management senior advisor at the Environment Agency said: “Over recent years, Yorkshire and the Humber has seen more investment than anywhere else in the country when it comes to reducing flood risk, and it’s great to see even more being secured here for the East Riding.
“The approval of this scheme gives further evidence of how we can deliver real benefits to local communities when working in partnership to reduce flood risk.
“While we expect more extreme weather with the impacts of climate change, the scheme will reduce the likelihood of flooding and limit the wider impacts and disruption it brings in future.”
Amer Bhatti, the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee secretary, said: “The committee is very pleased to support this important scheme, which will better protect 166 residential and 20 non-residential properties from future flooding in South Cave.
“Through the deployment of the proposed interventions, it is intended to help reduce the flood risks that affect this area.”
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