River Nene Locks Safety Improvements Project

The scheme is being delivered and funded in partnership with: Kent County Council, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, and South East Local Enterprise Partnership.

An open lock allowing water to flow through

Lock reversal has been used for many years to manage river levels when they are high.

Reversing a lock (manually opening a lock to manage river levels during periods of heavy rainfall and high river levels) results in fast flowing water which is unsafe for boaters, members of the public and our staff.

Seven locks have been identified where reversal needs to stop to reduce risk. These are: Yarwell, Elton, Warmington, Cotterstock, Wadenhoe, Titchmarsh and Doddington.

Image Credit: Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is looking to improve risk to properties that see a change in flood depths and the speed of flooding.

We provided stakeholder engagement services to the management team, to engage with local landowners, communities and key partners, as well as working with all stakeholders who may be impacted by the changes and to identify any other possible opportunities.

We engaged with landowners to explore opportunities to store flood water on the floodplain as well as looking at working with nature based and traditional hard engineering solutions to reduce flooding.

​Read more about the Nene Lock Reversals at the Environment Agency.

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