Frequent flooding in Kilcreggan would cost £840,000 to fix and is unlikely to be addressed until 2022 at the earliest, a council report has said.
Problems with houses being flooded at Tigh Dearg Road date back five years – but a report by Argyll and Bute Council officials say the work has not been prioritised.
“Further investigation is required to develop the work that will be carried out and to establish the benefits of the work,” says a report to the council’s environment, development and infrastructure committee, which meets on Thursday.
It says frequent flooding is due to runoff from the surrounding area, adding: “It is recommended that mitigation options are further refined to produce an economic appraisal of benefits from flood protection works.
“The preparation work should also examine the use of property level protection as a single action and in combination with other actions and the potential benefits of natural flood management for runoff control.”
Officials recommend a feasibility study, which SEPA estimates could cost up to £70,000, into further flood defences along Helensburgh seafront: “This study should look to complement and enhance the proposed development along the seafront including a new swimming pool and raised car park in Helensburgh.
“The study should also consider the potential for natural flood management actions to help reduce coastal flooding and the maintenance of defences.”
Projects to address flooding in Oban, Mull, Taynuilt, Lochgilphead, Tarbert and Campbeltown are all listed in the first of three six-year cycles of work, but the report says the Kilcreggan work is not expected to be completed until the second cycle.
Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council has previously been told by residents that the floodwater could be several feet deep, while heavy rain also brought a tide of rubble which meant they couldn’t get out of their driveways.
The full report into flooding projects can be downloaded here: FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT – LOCAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
i have reported the road at the bottom of Tigh Dearg road as its been churned up since November 2015 & when it rains heavy water is spouting through it.The road foods really bad at Tigh Dearg road & shore road junction .I have reported this several times & no return phone or follow up -any suggestions what to do ?