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Essex County Council

… of resident volunteers to operate, which is a unique feature of the scheme and potentially one of the first examples of such an approach in the UK. Case Study: Ursuline School Brentwood This scheme was designed to reduce the risk of surface water flooding to residential properties downstream of the school by reducing the height of the existing outfall from the pond by 500mm. By doing this we have…

… homes in Essex. This amounts to an approximate total capital spend of £3,000,000. Another five schemes are programmed for delivery this year. An innovative scheme being developed this year is in West Mersea, protecting a minimum of eight properties from coastal and surface water flooding. A large tidal surge occurred in December 2013 flooding around ten properties in the area, and at least six…

… incidents or near misses have been recorded since then, causing significant damage to property and disruption to the community. The flood alleviation scheme involves the installation of a flood defence barrier and infrastructure that will be deployed across The Lane at times when there is an Environment Agency flood warning in place. Once constructed, the scheme will be handed over to a group…

… developments since 2011. On average we provide SuDS advice on 850 major planning applications each year which results in 62,500 new properties receiving flood reduction expertise. SuDS advice provided on 850 major planning applications a year SuDS Garden in Basildon Hospital created as part of the ECC and EU Sponge 2020 Project 62,500 new properties receiving flood reduction expertise…

… of Littlebury has produced an initial Community Energy Plan to prepare them for CommuniPower. Next steps for the Littlebury Energy Project include individual zero carbon initiatives and projects for some groups of properties. The village is working with partners to seek industry funding to become a leading pilot for CommuniHeat, developing and implementing a detailed energy transition plan…