Environment Agency

North East pioneers natural flood management

18.08.2021

Laura Edgar

Environment Agency | Environmental | flood defences | natural flood protection | North East

The Environment Agency is leading a project in the north-east of England that uses nature-based solutions to address flood risk.

Flooding in Slough, June 2021 / Paul30, Shutterstock_1998692075

Government to invest £5.2bn into flood defences over six years

29.07.2021

Laura Edgar

The government has said 'thousands more homes and businesses' will be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion through its investment of £5.2 billion announced today (29 July), as the housing secretary has announced that planning applications opposed by the Environment Agency will be...

Flooding and coastal erosion plan launched

14.05.2021

Laura Edgar

The Environment Agency has launched its annual action plan that outlines how, with its partners, it will prevent flooding and coastal erosion in England.

Lack of local authority resources a barrier to flood management

01.03.2021

Laura Edgar

‘Scarce’ local authority resources coupled with ‘low levels’ of private sector investment are preventing the effective management of flooding, especially given the Covid-19 pandemic.

Legal briefs: Legal challenge launched against South Oxfordshire local plan; Smelly Belfast landfill provokes action

29.01.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 23 January-29 January, 2021

Farnley Lane, Otley, flooded during Storm Dennis / Leeds City Council

Leeds flood scheme to go ahead

19.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Leeds City Council has granted planning permission for a scheme to protect Otley from flooding.

Regional planning framework unveiled for England’s water resources

16.03.2020

Huw Morris

England | Environment Agency | Environmental | Water & Marine

The Environment Agency has sent out a national framework setting out how England will manage water resources to avoid shortages by 2050 – putting a huge emphasis on regional plans.

Appeal: Heybridge urban extension approved despite flooding fears

31.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved a ‘garden suburb’ of more than 1,100 homes north of Heybridge, Essex, calling the appellant’s plans for flood prevention and surface water drainage ‘a perfectly normal arrangement...

Appeal: Grampian condition is necessary for quarry expansion

25.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans to expand a quarry in Somerset subject to a negatively worded condition, ruling that the need to protect the water table and a nearby ancient monument amounted to ‘clear...

£112m Leeds flood scheme submitted

07.12.2018

Prithvi Pandya

A £112.1 million Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has been submitted by Leeds City Council and the Environment Agency to reduce the risk of flooding along the River Aire.

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