Construction is due to begin on a new £2.5m flood alleviation scheme in Hedon.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to invest in a major project designed to reduce the risk of flooding to properties in the town by improving the drainage of surface water, such as heavy rainfall.
Work is due to begin on phase one of the initiative on Westlands Drain in Draper’s Lane on Monday 13 July.
Hedon Flood Alleviation Scheme – Phase One
The first phase of the Hedon Flood Alleviation Scheme will involve the construction of a new and improved surface water drainage system within the existing road and council owned land along Draper’s Lane.
The measures are designed to increase the capacity within the existing surface water drainage network and provide a new outfall into Westlands Drain.
The first phase is scheduled to take around four weeks to complete.
Phase Two
The second stage still requires planning permission, but construction is currently forecast to start in mid-2027, subject to planning approval and obtaining the necessary consents.
The council has been working with key project partners and stakeholders including the Living with Water Partnership, Hedon Town Council, landowners and the local community as part of the design and development of the scheme.
Further formal consultation will take part as part of the second phase of the scheme.
The Hedon Flood Alleviation Scheme is funded by around £2.4m of Flood Defence Grant in Aid funding from Defra, administered by the Environment Agency. This has been supplemented by partnership funding contributions of £132,000 from the Department for Education, in recognition of the reduction of flood risk to schools in Hedon, and £22,000 from East Riding of Yorkshire Council to cover the costs of initial feasibility work.
The Hedon scheme is one of four flood alleviation schemes the council has committed to build in towns and villages in South Holderness over the next 18 months, subject to securing planning permission and consents.
The other three are projects in Preston and Hedon North costing £3.4m, Thorngumbald costing £3.1m, and Burton Pidsea costing £2.1m.
The four towns and villages have suffered significant flooding in the past, most notably in 2007, when hundreds of properties were flooded across the South Holderness area.
Work will see the construction of a series of measures at each site, including embankments, floodwalls, new watercourses and sustainable drainage measures such as swales and flood retention ponds.
These are designed to both divert and store flood water during periods of intense rainfall.
Together they are designed to reduce the risk of flooding to around 400 homes and businesses.
