More than £10 million in funding for flood defenses in Stockton on Tees after winter 2014 floods

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Browns Bridge ,Wrensfield and Newtown 2012 flooding when Lustrum Beck burst (click to enlarge)
Advice and guidance for flooding in Stockton on Tees
Thursday, Feb 06 2014
Stockton Council is welcoming news that the Government has made an allocation of more than £10 million to pay for flood defences at Port Clarence and Lustrum Beck.

Stockton Council and the Environment Agency submitted the bids for Flood Defence Grant in Aid funding to enable flood defence and alleviation work to be undertaken.

The Government has today confirmed £9 million, previously announced, has now been allocated for a flood defence scheme at Port Clarence and Greatham which suffered the worse tidal surge in more than 150 years in December.

READ MORE about 2012 floods in Stockton on Tees

Meanwhile, £1.2 million has also been allocated for a flood defence scheme at Lustrum Beck where properties were among the worst affected during the Autumn 2012 floods.  

£415,000 has already been secured from the North-East local levy to pay for a smaller scheme to reduce the risk of flooding at Lustrum Beck.

Stockton Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, Councillor David Rose, said: “There is a vital need to improve flood defences for Port Clarence and Lustrum Beck so this is excellent news and a welcome relief for many residents.  

“December’s floods in Port Clarence were a reminder of the devastating impact flooding can have on our communities.

“We are determined to do all we can to help people affected by flooding and have worked tirelessly for many months to develop the bid for Flood Defence Grant in Aid Funding to tackle flood risk from Lustrum Beck. This funding combined with the £415,000 already secured from the North-East levy means there will be £1.6 million available to help protect properties from flooding.”

The Stockton Council and Environment Agency websites have a range of flooding advice and information.

To find out more visit :  stockton.gov.uk/flooding

Summer 2012 flooding in Stockton on Tees

The summer of 2012 was the wettest ever recorded leading to saturated ground and high river levels.  On 25 and 26 September 2012 after more than 24 hours of persistent heavy rain, the Borough experienced the worst flooding in decades. 

The most severely affected were the communities along Lustrum Beck and the residents living in Norton near to Billingham Beck. The strategic highway network was also severely affected leading to wide spread traffic disruption. 

112 properties were known to be flooded. However it is estimated that up 150 properties and businesses may have been affected. The exact number may never be known, as not all residents report flooding to their properties. 

Since the flood we have carried out a flood investigation. This report, presented to Cabinet on 10 January 2013, identifies the main sources of the flooding and sets out flood mitigation plans for various agencies for future protection

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