Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme: Scheme Overview

Scheme Overview

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The Environment Agency, Burnley Borough Council and partners have been working together to develop proposals for a Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme. This includes flood walls and earth embankments as well as modifications to highways.

The proposals will better protect over 150 homes, businesses, public buildings and key infrastructure in central Padiham. It will manage flood risk from the River Calder, Green Brook and surface water.

This is a one-time opportunity to deliver flood defences for Padiham. It is critical that the designs are undertaken correctly so that the defences are of a high standard. This will better protect the town in the future against the predicted increased flood impacts caused by climate change

Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme Overview

Scheme Extent

The Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme will span Padiham Town Centre from Station Road Bridge to the Former Baxi Site off Wyre Street. The scheme will also include a small section of Green Brook, up to Green Lane.

Flow chart showing appraisal stages include data gathering, surveys and modelling to develop a list of options possible. Development and design include consultation with landowners and interested partners as well as planning permissions and internal approval.

Proposals for Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme

Scheme Timescales

All flood schemes go through a process of public consultation, engineering analysis, environmental assessment, and economic appraisal before agreement is made on a preferred set of options. The preferred options must then be approved by planning committees before any work can commence.

The Environment Agency have completed the works which fall under permitted development, which is the Town Hall wall and Bendwood Close.

The Environment Agency gained planning permission in August 2024 by Burnley Planning Committee for the main Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme. The next stage will be the approval of the full business case, before the Environment Agency can start on main construction works.

The Environment Agency will provide a Scheme timeline update in Winter 2024.

Timeline running from Spring 2023 to Summer 2025. Town Hall Wall will be complete in Summer 2023, when the Bendwood River Wall will start. Remaining scheme works are subject to planning permission and are due to start Spring 2024.

Scheme appraisal and development process

Council Planning Permissions and Agreements

The Environment Agency have submitted 2 applications for lawful permitted development, which have been granted by Burnley Borough Council, subject to conditions. The Environment Agency have also submitted a full planning application for the proposed main scheme, which has been granted by the Burnley Borough Council, subject to conditions. You can view details of these applications on the Councils Website:

Funding

The whole life cost of the scheme has increased to £37 million. This is due to the increased price of materials and the design stage identifying further work including:

measures to deal with the complex ground conditions
the replacement of Bendwood Footbridge
strengthening works to Padiham Bridge

The scheme is fully funded through the following sources secured by the Environment Agency and Burnley Borough Council.

Grant in Aid funding for flood defence schemes
The North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee,
Lancashire Enterprise Partnership,
Other Government Department fund
Direct Government growth funding.

Contact Us

If you have any further questions about the scheme, please contact the Environment Agency by email: CMBLNC-PSO@environment-agency.gov.uk. The Environment Agency will aim to respond within 20 working days.

Social media: @EnvAgencyNW

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