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Major schemes in the pipeline have already started and include the £59m Bridgwater tidal barrier (Kier), £37m Derby flood works (Sisk) and Kendal Flood Risk management scheme (VolkerStevin).
The programme also spans small repairs works alongside a growing push on natural flood management to slow water upstream.
Click here for full list of schemes.
Around £260m has also been ringfenced for repairs and maintenance of existing assets, including damage caused by recent storms, marking a turnaround after years of declining asset condition.
It forms part of a wider £10.5bn investment plan running to 2036 – the largest flood protection programme ever seen in England.
| Major flood protection schemes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project | County | Investment (£m) |
| Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Flood Defence Scheme | Somerset | 59.3 |
| Derby Flood Risk Management Scheme | Derbyshire | 37.1 |
| Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme | Cumbria | 24.3 |
| Upper Thurne Integrated Drainage Improvements | Norfolk | 20.3 |
| Blackpool Beach Nourishment Scheme | Lancashire | 17.7 |
| River Thames Scheme | Surrey | 17.0 |
| River Roch Flood Risk Management Scheme | Greater Manchester | 16.7 |
| Preston and South Ribble Flood Scheme | Lancashire | 15.2 |
| Bispham Coast Protection scheme | Lancashire | 14.6 |
| Wareham Coastal Change – Poole Harbour Habitat Creation | Dorset | 12.3 |
| Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Beach Management | Lincolnshire | 11.4 |
| Portsea Island – Southsea Coastal Flood Scheme | Hampshire | 10.3 |
Environment Agency flood boss Caroline Douglass added: “We’re combining engineering and nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk and build long-term resilience.”
The investment is expected to support thousands of jobs across the supply chain while unlocking development in areas previously constrained by flood risk.
Work will now ramp up across regional frameworks and delivery partners as schemes move into procurement and construction through 2026/27.
Click here for details of the next-generation flood defence framework going out to tender.