Question reference: S5W-32872
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 28 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10494 by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 August 2017, which of the 42 formal flood protection schemes or engineering works are (a) under construction and (b) at the planning or other stage of development, broken down by (i) what the expected completion date is, and the reason for any date being beyond 2021, (ii) the number of properties that will be protected and (iii) the (A) initial forecast and (B) final expected cost of each.
Answer
The 14 Flood Risk Management Strategies published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in December 2015 set objectives and measures for the management of flood risk for potentially vulnerable areas. Local Flood Risk Management Plans, published in June 2022, set out in more detail how measures in the Strategies will be delivered. Flood Risk Management in Scotland is reviewed every six years and the current Strategies and Plans are valid until 2021 and 2022, respectively.
SEPA prioritised 42 flood protection schemes for inclusion within Flood Risk Management Strategies published in 2015. Local authorities are expected to start work on development of the 42 schemes prioritised in this cycle but it is recognised that construction work may not be completed within that six-year timeframe.
Flood protection schemes can have impacts on individuals, communities and the environment, and require careful and thorough planning.
Schemes (a) under construction are as follows:
Scheme | (ii) Properties protected | (i) Completion Date | (iii A) Initial cost (£ million) (1) | ( iii B) Estimated final cost (£ million) (2) |
Stonehaven | 376 | 2021 | 19.9 | 27.5 |
Smithton and Culloden | 129 | December 2020 | 15.2 | 13.0 |
Hawick | 900 | Winter 2022/2023 | 37.4 | 80 |
Upper Garnock | 470 | 2022 | 15.5 | 18.5 |
Broughty Ferry | 450 | 2022 | 10.0 | 16.2 |
Schemes (b) under development are as follows:
Scheme | Stage | (ii) Properties protected | (iii A) Initial cost (£ million) (1) | ( iii B) Estimated Final Cost of Scheme (2) |
Arbroath | Confirmed | 530 | 11.4 | 12.5 |
Caol and Lochyside | Confirmed | 296 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
Water of Leith (Coltbridge, Gorgie, Saughton) Phase 3 | Confirmed | 75 | Not held | Not held |
Kilmacolm – Glenmosston Burn | Confirmed | Not held | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Port Glasgow - Bouverie Burn | Confirmed | Not held | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Quarrier’s Village | Confirmed | 60 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Drumnadrochit | Confirmed | 24 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
Campbeltown | Confirmed | 770 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
Dumfries - Whitesands | Confirmed (subject to appeal period) | 166 | 18.9 | 29.2 |
Kirkintilloch - Park Burn | Under development | Not held | 0.4 | 0.4 |
South Fords | Under development | 58 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Stranraer | Under development | 360 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Langholm | Under development | 200 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
Newton Stewart/ River Cree | Under development | 280 | 7.5 | 12.5 |
Musselburgh | Under development | 2100 | 8.9 | 10.6 |
Haddington | Under development | 370 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Grangemouth FPS | Under development | 3000 | 111.5 | 220 |
St Andrews - Kinness Burn | Under development | 133 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Millport Coastal | Under development | 657 | 12.1 | 27.5 |
Mill Burn Millport | Under development | 124 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Comrie | Under development | 290 | 15.7 | 27.8 |
Milnathort | Under development | 30 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
South Kinross | Under development | 211 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Scone | Under development | 44 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Bridge of Allan | Under development | Not held | 4.4 | 6.1 |
Stirling | Under development | Not held | 26.2 | 29.0 |
Callander | Under development | 30 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
Dumbarton - Gruggies Burn | Under development | 370 | 14.5 | 15.0 |
(1) Note: Initial costs as provided by local authorities in 2016-17.
(2) Note: Final Scheme costs are the latest estimates provided by local authorities. Prioritisation occurs once every 6 years. As such, flood protections schemes and works are put forward for prioritisation at various stages of initial development. As further details become available through hydraulic modelling, site investigations etc. uncertainties are reduced and expected final costs will vary.
Schemes will only be taken forward for construction if they receive the necessary approvals so the expected completion date is not yet known.
More detailed information on each of the schemes can be obtained from the relevant Local Authorities.