The list of supported schemes includes projects in Great Yarmouth and the Alverstoke Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Scheme on the south coast.
The move is part of a wider £2.65bn investment over the next two years towards the construction of new flood schemes and the repair and maintenance of existing ones at more than 1,000 sites.
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This year around £430m is going towards new construction while a further £220m will be used to improve existing flood defences.
Floods Minister Emma Hardy said: “We inherited flood defences in their worst condition on record.
“Through our Plan for Change, this government will deliver a decade of national renewal and economic growth. As part of that we are investing a record £2.65 billion to build and repair over 1,000 flood defences across the country.”
Caroline Douglass, Executive Director for Flood and Coastal Risk Management for the Environment Agency, said: “Our focus is now on working with local councils and Regional Flood and Coastal Committees to deliver these schemes on time, ensuring as many properties as possible are protected.”
Schemes to receive funding this year include:
- Derby Flood Risk Management Scheme in Derbyshire, which will receive £34.6 million and protect 673 homes.
- North Portsea Island Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management Scheme in Hampshire, which will receive £13.8 million and protect 1,081 homes.
- Preston and South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme in Lancashire, which will receive £10.4 million and protect 1,537 homes.
- Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill Flood Defences in Dorset, which will receive £12.2 million and protect 135 homes.
- Benacre and Kessingland Flood Risk Management Scheme in Suffolk, which will receive £10.1 million and protect 86 homes.
- Brighouse Flood Alleviation Scheme in Yorkshire, which will receive £5 million and protect 414 homes.
