Work to complete the £6m flood alleviation scheme for Feniton will begin in the Autumn.
Phase 4 of the alleviation scheme is anticipated to take approximately 12 months to complete with the works mainly taking place within fields around the village. While the work is ongoing, some road and public area closures will be necessary. All affected residents are being consulted and where...
Due to ongoing risks with Feniton’s flood prevention scheme, East Devon District Council (EDDC), working with its partners, have decided to push construction back to mid-summer 2024.
EDDC has begun preparing the construction site, clearing the area, and installing services at the site compound.
The latest designs offer the village better protection from flooding. Although...
Communities hit by flash floods in September are being encouraged to approach the Devon Community Resilience Forum if they need support.
The forum has extended its Emergency Resilience Grant scheme until next April so that Devon communities affected by flash flooding on Sunday 17 September can seek help if needed.
The initiative offers two funding schemes: - Help for...
Residents have been thanked for turning out to two community engagement sessions to share their knowledge about last month’s flash floods.
More than 100 people attended last week’s drop-in events at Kenton and Topsham, which were among the hardest hit communities during the flooding on Sunday 17 September.
The drop-in sessions provided an opportunity for residents to speak...
Communities impacted by the recent flash floods are being supported with a series of drop-in sessions over the coming weeks. Initial investigations have found that more than 200 homes were flooded during the torrential rainfall on Sunday 17 September. As part of the ongoing flood recovery efforts, Devon County Council, East Devon District Council, Exeter City Council, South Hams District...
More than 140 properties are thought to have been flooded across Devon during Sunday’s flash floods.
The initial estimate has been gathered by the Environment Agency, Devon County Council’s Flood Risk Management team and local city and district council officers as part of the flood recovery operation.
Officers have been on the ground visiting the worst affected areas to...
A final drop-in session for communities in East Devon impacted by last month’s flash floods will be held in Tipton St John next week.
Following successful drop-in events at Newton Poppleford and Colaton Raleigh, which have been attended by over 150 local residents, a final event will be held at Tipton St John Community Hall on Wednesday (7 June) from 2pm-5pm.
Works will commence at the end of August on the undertrack rail crossing for a new culvert pipe which will help reduce the flood risk to the village of Feniton.
Flooding has been a constant concern to many residents in the village of Feniton, but the end is in sight, with a key element to the Feniton flood scheme will be carried out this month.
The Environment Agency has announced that they now offer a new flood warning service for Ashburton in Devon. The flood warnings service went live on Wednesday 2nd March. Ashburton has an extensive history of flooding with the most noticeable event on 04th August 1938 when intense rainfall led to extensive property flooding to depths around 5ft. A flood defence scheme was built in 1983 on the...
The Environment Agency is urging people living in flood risk communities along the north coast of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset to prepare for flooding from a forecast tidal surge caused by Storm Eunice this Friday. The tidal surge is possible Friday morning, and the Environment Agency is urging people to take steps to protect themselves and their property from the risk of flooding. Strong...
