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Two-step solution for flood protection in Leeds
Leeds City Council has announced proposals to proceed with a ‘pragmatic two-step solution’ to provide enhanced flood protection measures for the city.
Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, received a letter from Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey concerning her proposal on how to fund the proposed £112.1 million phase two of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, which will offer protection to Leeds and neighbouring areas along the River Aire catchment from potential flooding.
Coffey said that the government is currently unable to offer funding above £65 million towards the scheme, although that contribution figure was confirmed. However, in order to proceed Leeds City Council will work with the Environment Agency to carry out a two-step solution, with works beginning next year to deliver an initial one-in-100-year level of protection. This will then be upgraded to the full one-in-200-year level with a further phase of work after the remainder of the funding has been secured.
Blake said: “While we are disappointed the government says it cannot offer us any additional funding at this point, having the £65 million funding confirmed is welcome and is very important as it means we can get on with the important thing for our communities, residents and businesses and that is getting spades in the ground and getting on with this work.
“Our ambition to deliver the full one-in-200-year level of protection remains absolute and unchanged. This is a pragmatic two-step solution which means we can proceed and start the process of delivering the level of protection against the rising threat of flood events such as we experienced with Storm Eva that we know as a city we need.”
The impact of Storm Eva in late 2015 affected 3,355 properties in Leeds, of which 672 were commercial businesses. The direct cost to the city was an estimated £36.8 million, with the cost to the wider city region being more than £500 million. The first phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme was in response to that flooding.
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