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Consultation opens on latest phase of £55m flood defences

Lancashire Evening Post

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May 14, 2025

Your thoughts are wanted on the next phase of a £55m flood defence programme to protect thousands of homes and businesses.

- by Catherine Musgrove

Consultation opens on latest phase of £55m flood defences

A public consultation has been launched on the next phase of the Environment Agency's Preston & South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme (P&SR FRMS). Subject to planning permission, construction is due to start in spring 2026 with works scheduled to complete in 2027.

The defences will reduce flood risk to homes and businesses in Walton-le-Dale. The works are taking place along the River Ribble and River Darwen and include:

■making improvements to existing defences

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