Almost £1.2m of funding has been announced for a number of flood defence schemes and upgrades in the Lancaster district.
Among the projects to receive government funding, £633,000 has been allocated to conveyance improvements to Burrow Beck in South Lancaster, while a flood scheme at Glasson Dock Gate will get £516,000, and £10,000 will be spent on capital maintenance at the nearby Janson Pool.
In total, around £2m will be spent on schemes across the Lancaster and Wyre areas.
More than 600 projects will be funded in total across the country, to construct new flood schemes and upgrade existing flood defences, the Environment Agency announced today (Tuesday March 17).
It’s thought that every £1 invested in flood defences prevents around £8 in economic damage.
Cat Smith, MP for Lancaster and Wyre said: “Securing over £2m for local flood defence schemes means families and businesses will be safer and better protected from flooding.”
Floods Minister Emma Hardy said: “Flooding can turn lives upside down in a matter of hours, destroying homes, shutting down businesses and leaving communities facing months of heartbreak and recovery.
“This investment will help protect tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the country and strengthen the defences families rely on when the worst happens.
“We’ve already stepped in to stabilise our flood assets after years of decline and this funding goes further, creating thousands of jobs, protecting communities from billions of pounds of damage, and unlocking new homes and businesses in places made safer from flooding.
Caroline Douglass, Environment Agency Executive Director for Flood and Coastal Risk Management, said: “This investment allows the Environment Agency and our partners to continue our work needed to protect communities from flooding.
“In partnership with local authorities, homes and businesses will benefit from stronger defences with more than 600 schemes being delivered across England.
“From major flood barriers and strengthened embankments to natural flood management and coastal defence projects, we’re combining engineering and nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk and build long-term resilience for communities across the country.
“The Government is investing in flood protection across our area, with funding allocated to a number of projects in the Environment Agency’s 2026/27 programme.
"These schemes will help protect homes, businesses and communities from flooding and coastal erosion.”
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