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Flood and coastal erosion risk management: current schemes and strategies

These documents give information about some of the local schemes and strategies to manage flood and coastal erosion risk in England.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 1 January 2014
• Last updated: 5 July 2018 — See all updates

The Environment Agency considers a wide range of different measures to address the flood and coastal erosion risk to communities and property. The measures needed for each location are considered on a case by case basis. Some of the measures that may be considered include:

• building flood and coastal defences
• flood storage reservoirs
• land management
• portable defences

The strategies and schemes are grouped by the geographic areas the Environment Agency operates from.

View the map showing the geographic areas of the Environment Agency’s operations.

North East (map area 1)

• Morpeth scheme: reducing the risk of flooding
  • 15 October 2014
  • Policy paper

Cumbria and Lancashire (map area 2)

• Croston flood risk management scheme
  • 1 March 2014
  • Policy paper
• Jack's Key reservoir flood risk management scheme
  • 1 October 2013
  • Policy paper
• Knott End (Fleetwood) flood risk management scheme
  • 1 February 2014
  • Policy paper
• Preston and South Ribble flood risk management scheme
  • 1 December 2013
  • Policy paper
• Rossall and Anchorsholme flood risk management scheme
  • 1 March 2014
  • Policy paper
• Ulverston flood risk management scheme
  • 16 October 2013
  • Policy paper

Yorkshire (map area 3)

Please note the document ‘Humber flood risk management strategy’ covers areas in both the Yorkshire Area (map area 3) and the Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire Area (map area 5).

• Humber flood risk management strategy
  • 1 March 2008
  • Policy paper

Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire (map area 4)

• Northwich flood risk management scheme
  • 1 March 2014
  • Policy paper
• Salford flood risk management scheme
  • 16 January 2014
  • Policy paper
• Warrington flood risk management scheme
  • 1 January 2014
  • Policy paper
• Westleigh (Wigan) flood risk management scheme
  • 1 January 2014
  • Policy paper

Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire (map area 5)

Please note the document ‘Humber flood risk management strategy’ covers areas in both the Yorkshire Area (map area 3) and the Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire Area (map area 5).

• Humber flood risk management strategy
  • 1 March 2008
  • Policy paper

East Midlands (map area 6)

• Nottingham Left Bank flood risk management scheme
  • 1 January 2014
  • Policy paper
• Nottingham Trent left bank flood alleviation scheme
  • 1 November 2005
  • Policy paper
• Leicester flood risk management scheme
  • 21 September 2017
  • Policy paper

West Midlands (map area 7)

• Badsey Brook flood risk management scheme
  • 28 February 2019
  • Policy paper
• Perry Barr and Witton flood risk management scheme
  • 1 February 2021
  • Policy paper
• River Tame flood risk management strategy
  • 23 May 2011
  • Policy paper

Wessex (map area 8)

• Poole flood and coastal erosion risk management draft strategy
  • 15 September 2015
  • Policy paper
• Somerset Levels and Moors: reducing the risk of flooding
  • 5 December 2023
  • Policy paper

Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (map area 9)

• Dawlish Warren beach management scheme
  • 21 December 2017
  • Policy paper
• Exe Estuary flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy
  • 24 September 2013
  • Policy paper
• Exeter flood defence scheme
  • 2 November 2022
  • Policy paper
• Starcross and Cockwood tidal defence scheme
  • 4 May 2018
  • Policy paper
• Totnes: reducing the risk of flooding
  • 18 October 2018
  • Policy paper

Thames (map area 11)

• Jubilee River flood alleviation scheme
  • 29 September 2021
  • Policy paper
• Newbury flood alleviation scheme
  • 4 September 2015
  • Policy paper
• River Thames weir and lock improvements
  • 11 March 2015
  • Policy paper
• Paddle and rymer weir improvements
  • 28 March 2014
  • Policy paper
• Slough flood alleviation scheme
  • 28 August 2015
  • Policy paper

Hertfordshire and North London (map area 12)

• A120 (Little Hadham) bypass and flood alleviation scheme
  • 9 August 2019
  • Policy paper
• River Roding Flood Risk Management Strategy
  • 23 July 2015
  • Policy paper
• Salmons Brook flood risk management scheme
  • 17 October 2018
  • Policy paper
• Vale Brook culvert repairs
  • 7 April 2014
  • Policy paper

Kent, South London and East Sussex (map area 13)

The document ‘Thames estuary 2100 (TE2100)’ covers areas in both the East Anglia Area (map area 10) and the Kent, South London and East Sussex Area (map area 13).

• Broomhill Sands coastal defence scheme
  • 18 February 2021
  • Policy paper
• Deal sea defence scheme
  • 28 April 2016
  • Policy paper
• Folkestone to Cliff End flood risk management strategy
  • 6 April 2021
  • Policy paper
• Leigh flood storage area
  • 19 December 2022
  • Policy paper
• Medway Estuary and Swale flood and coastal risk management strategy
  • 21 November 2024
  • Policy paper
• Rother tidal walls east flood risk management strategy
  • 18 February 2021
  • Policy paper
• Sandwich Town tidal defences
  • 22 September 2015
  • Policy paper
• Upper Mole flood alleviation scheme
  • 24 June 2014
  • Policy paper

Solent and South Downs (map area 14)

• Arun to Pagham flood risk strategy
  • 21 October 2015
  • Policy paper
• Elmer flood and coastal erosion risk management scheme
  • 29 August 2018
  • Policy paper
• Emsworth to East Head flood and coastal risk management scheme
  • 19 May 2012
  • Policy paper
• Littlehampton Arun East Bank flood risk management scheme
  • 30 November 2017
  • Policy paper
• Lower Tidal River Arun flood risk management scheme
  • 22 September 2015
  • Policy paper
• Medmerry coastal flood defence scheme
  • 19 May 2012
  • Policy paper
• Monktonmead flood risk management
  • 29 June 2017
  • Policy paper
• Newhaven flood alleviation scheme
  • 11 November 2021
  • Policy paper
• Ouse to Seaford Head coastal defence scheme
  • 20 June 2014
  • Policy paper
• Pagham Harbour flood and erosion management scheme
  • 2 January 2013
  • Policy paper
• River Lavant flood alleviation scheme
  • 19 May 2012
  • Policy paper
• River Wey: reducing flood risk
  • 31 August 2017
  • Policy paper
• Romsey flood alleviation scheme
  • 26 November 2020
  • Policy paper
• Shoreham Adur tidal walls scheme: how the scheme will work
  • 22 November 2018
  • Policy paper
• Southampton City Golf Course flood risk management scheme
  • 15 October 2012
  • Policy paper
• West Wittering tidal flood defences
  • 19 May 2012
  • Policy paper

Published 1 January 2014
Last updated 5 July 2018 + show all updates

1. 5 July 2018

   Added Elmer flood scheme.

2. 5 October 2017

   Added Romsey flood scheme to collection.

3. 22 March 2016

   Totnes: reducing the risk of flooding page added to collection.

4. 7 October 2015

   Arun to Pagham flood risk strategy added 7 October 2015

5. 11 August 2015

   Slough scheme added to West Thames.

6. 23 July 2015

   Updated July 2015 - Added A120 (Little Hadham) Bypass.

7. 24 June 2015

   Addition of paper for 'A120 (Little Hadham) Bypass and Flood Alleviation Scheme' to Hertfordshire and North London.

8. 27 February 2015

   New scheme added.

9. 14 January 2015

   Added Monktonmead scheme to Solent and South Downs area.

10. 11 December 2014

    New scheme added.

11. 14 October 2014

    Poole flood and coastal risk management strategy added to Wessex group.

12. 10 October 2014

    Medway and Swale Estuary strategy added.

13. 9 October 2014

    A map was added and the collection re-ordered to aid navigation.

14. 1 July 2014

    Added new scheme: Broomhill Sands coastal defence scheme.

15. 24 June 2014

    Lewisham and Catford flood alleviation scheme added. Upper Mole flood alleviation scheme added.

16. 6 May 2014

    Added link to Humber strategy.

17. 1 January 2014

    First published.