The Environment Agency (EA) are active in many ways in helping alleviate the flooding issues in Lowdham and have created their own website ( https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/east-midlands/lowdham/ ) to keep the community informed. They now meet quarterly by Teams with a team from the Parish Council and Lowdham Flag. The contractor carrying out the work is Jacksons
Work starts on the Reservoir – 6 October 2023
The Environment Agency Scheme to build a reservoir was officially started on 6 October 2023. The event was covered by Notts TV and ITV
29 Jun 2023 – Planning permissions approved for Flood Alleviation Scheme
The detailed plans were submitted in November 2022 (22/02188/FULM) ( https://publicaccess.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RL2XY4LB0FK00&activeTab=summary ) and approved 29 June 2023. The original planning application ( 21/02418/FULM ) was submitted in November 2021 but was withdrawn because the original plan no longer met the latest Water Framework Directive requirements.
2022
At the November 2022 meeting the EA commented as follows
The Environment Agency submitted the Lowdham Cocker Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme (“Lowdham FAS”) Full Business Case to the Large Projects Review Group for assurance, and full planning application to Newark and Sherwood District Council on Friday 4th and Tuesday 8th November respectively. These submissions are a milestone in the Scheme and the final step ahead of approval to start construction.
The assurance process and planning determination is expected to last into January 2023, and once the planning application number is available the Environment Agency will include this within future stakeholder updates.
The construction phase will commence immediately after both approvals are secured, once started the construction programme is due to be complete in Autumn 2024.
Lowdham Flag congratulate the EA on reaching this milestone, and in particular for the perseverance of skill of the whole EA team in achieving this. This is the furthest Lowdham has got towards achieving a scheme and we look forward to progress continuing to be made to build the scheme to protect Lowdham.
The laminated overview will be updated shortly, in the meantime the September 2022 is shown below
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2019/2020
At the beginning of July 2019 the Environmental Agency advised Nottinghamshire County Council that it would be unable to deliver the flood relief scheme it had been working on for many years. Below is an update from the Parish Council
