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S6W-04900 · Written Question · lodged by Burnett, Alexander
Lodged on
03 Dec 2021Heard / answered on
23 Dec 2021To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10494 by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 August 2017, which of the 42 formal flood protection schemes or engineering works have been completed, broken down by (a) the number of properties being protected, (b) the completion date and (c) the (i) initial forecast and (ii) final cost of each.
The answer
The following formal flood protection schemes are complete.
Scheme
(a) Properties Protected
(b) Completion Date
(c)(i) Initial Cost
(£ million) (1)
(c) (ii) Estimated Final Cost
(£ million) (2)
Huntly
63
2017
4.9
3.8
Newmill
18
2017
1.9
1.8
Dundee
200
2018
6.2
6.9
Kirkwall
750
2018
1.8
1.8
White Cart Water Phase 3
100
2019
5.9
7.2
Camlachie Burn
410
2019
1.2
1.7
Smithton and Culloden
129
2021
15.2
13.0
Bouvrie Burn
Not held
2020
0.4
0.4
Broxburn (Liggat Syke) Phase 1
Not held
P1 2019
Not held
Not held
New Cumnock Phase 1 Complete
Phase 2 Under construction
95
P1 2018
P2 July 2022
3.3
7.3
(1) Note: Initial costs as provided by local authorities in 2016-17.
(2) Note: Final Scheme costs are the latest estimates provided by local authorities. Differences between these latest estimates and initial cost estimates arise because flood protection schemes are put forward for prioritisation at various stages of their development to fit with Flood Risk Management Planning cycle set out in the FRM Act. Costs are revised over time as designs are finalised and more detailed investigations are carried out (e.g. site investigation, utility investigation, hydraulic modelling), and as new information emerges (e.g. new flood mapping, climate projections, new source of risk, landownership challenges). Outcomes from community engagement and changes to price and supply of materials may also require revisions to cost estimates.
Scheme
(a) Properties Protected
(b) Completion Date
(c)(i) Initial Cost
(£ million) (1)
(c) (ii) Estimated Final Cost
(£ million) (2)
Huntly
63
2017
4.9
3.8
Newmill
18
2017
1.9
1.8
Dundee
200
2018
6.2
6.9
Kirkwall
750
2018
1.8
1.8
White Cart Water Phase 3
100
2019
5.9
7.2
Camlachie Burn
410
2019
1.2
1.7
Smithton and Culloden
129
2021
15.2
13.0
Bouvrie Burn
Not held
2020
0.4
0.4
Broxburn (Liggat Syke) Phase 1
Not held
P1 2019
Not held
Not held
New Cumnock Phase 1 Complete
Phase 2 Under construction
95
P1 2018
P2 July 2022
3.3
7.3
(1) Note: Initial costs as provided by local authorities in 2016-17.
(2) Note: Final Scheme costs are the latest estimates provided by local authorities. Differences between these latest estimates and initial cost estimates arise because flood protection schemes are put forward for prioritisation at various stages of their development to fit with Flood Risk Management Planning cycle set out in the FRM Act. Costs are revised over time as designs are finalised and more detailed investigations are carried out (e.g. site investigation, utility investigation, hydraulic modelling), and as new information emerges (e.g. new flood mapping, climate projections, new source of risk, landownership challenges). Outcomes from community engagement and changes to price and supply of materials may also require revisions to cost estimates.
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 Dec 2021.