135 properties in Clementhorpe saved from flooding
MORE than 130 properties in a York community are finally safe from flooding, following the completion of a £7.7 million flood defence project.
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MORE than 130 properties in a York community are finally safe from flooding, following the completion of a £7.7 million flood defence project.
SIX years after York was devastated by flooding, environment chiefs are finally close to preventing such a disaster happening again.
Scarborough Bridge to Lendal Bridge We are improving the existing flood defences here to reduce the risk of flooding to 42 homes and 15 businesses within the Marygate community of York. What we’ve done so far: • Obtained planning permission from City of York Council to improve the flood embankment in Museum Gardens • Worked closely with York Museum Trust, City of York Council and Historic England to come up with a design that not only acts as a viable flood defence, but also fits in with this much used and well-loved public space • Agreed a design that minimises the impact...