The Environment Agency has approved the allocation of flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) Grant in Aid (GiA) funding for the first year of their new six year programme, including the Ayles Brook (£73k) and Wellington (£35k) projects.

Through Annex 7 of the public realm annual plan, BBLP support the council in its role as a Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA). These locations are settlements within the county at which the council has been trying to mitigate flood risk and investigative works by BBLP have identified the preferred approach of a hydraulic modelling study of the Ayles Brook and feasibility works at Wellington.

These projects will be delivered within the grant allocation of £108k