Will the Minister confirm how many flood defence schemes are under construction across Wales, and how many are in the planning phase, broken down by local authority?
Our programme of investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management for this financial year is published on our website and provided in this interactive map: View map | DataMapWales (gov.wales)
This financial year we are providing funding through the Flood and Coastal Risk Management Programmes to a total of 184 schemes at construction and a further 140 in the planning stages. This includes 103 schemes within the Small Scale Works Grant. The breakdown is as follows and includes local authority and Natural Resources Wales led schemes:
|
Local Authority area |
Number of schemes at construction phase (including small scale schemes and post storm repairs) |
Number of schemes at planning phase |
Total number of schemes |
|
Blaenau Gwent |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Bridgend |
5 |
|
5 |
|
Caerphilly |
7 |
14 |
21 |
|
Cardiff |
5 |
6 |
11 |
|
Carmarthenshire |
6 |
7 |
13 |
|
Ceredigion |
5 |
9 |
14 |
|
Conwy |
13 |
20 |
33 |
|
Denbighshire |
4 |
9 |
13 |
|
Flintshire |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Gwynedd |
18 |
21 |
39 |
|
Isle of Anglesey |
31 |
10 |
41 |
|
Merthyr Tydfil |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Monmouthshire |
5 |
9 |
14 |
|
Neath Port Talbot |
10 |
4 |
14 |
|
Newport |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
Pembrokeshire |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Powys |
13 |
7 |
20 |
|
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
31 |
7 |
38 |
|
Swansea |
5 |
9 |
14 |
|
Torfaen |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Vale of Glamorgan |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
Wrexham |
4 |
|
4 |
|
Total number of schemes |
184 |
140 |
324 |