Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
What is the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme?
The Environment Agency are working together with 9 organisations dedicated to reducing Oxford’s flood risk and providing wider benefits to Oxfordshire. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme is designed to cope with floods of a major scale, to help protect the city in coming decades as flood risk increases with climate change. The scheme forms part of a wider programme to improve flood resilience being planned by the Environment Agency across the Thames Valley area.
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Major milestone reached for Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme has taken a big step forward with approval to purchase land. Once built, it will reduce flood risk for over 160,000 residents and create a new wetland corridor west of Oxford.
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Planning application submitted for Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Environment Agency has submitted the planning application to build the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. This is a significant step towards reducing flood risk to homes, businesses and transport links in Oxford.