The planning of the Flood Protection Scheme for Bridge of Allan has been ongoing for some time now.
See our updates from March 19th 2022, and March 4th 2022
The process has now reached the notification stage with Stirling Council proposing the pictured option to take forward. The notification stage is now open for 28 days to 23rd April 2024. The new defence aims to protect 87 properties and 700 meters of road from flooding, with the scheme providing a 50 year standard of protection level.
The scheme will cost £15 million to construct and has been awarded 80% funding from the Scottish Government, with the remaining £3 million from Stirling Council. Work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026 and will last an estimated 12 months.
Stirling council will be holding two in-person meetings and two online meetings and would appreciate your participation:
In-person drop-in events will be held at Bridge of Allan library:
- Tuesday 16th April 2024: 2pm- 7pm
- Thursday 18th April 2024: 9am- 1pm
Online information sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams:
- Wednesday 17th April 6pm- 7pm
You are asked you register your details for one of the meeting time slots by Monday 15th April. This will help Stirling Council to share meeting links and necessary materials in advance of the online session. To register for the meeting or to request an alternative time, please email flooding@stirling.gov.uk or call a member of the flooding team on 01786 404040
Interested in reducing flood risk on the Allan Water catchment? You might like to learn about what Forth Rivers Trust are doing upstream to implement Natural Flood Management https://forthriverstrust.org/project/allan-water-project/
Check your local flood risk on SEPA’s interactive map: https://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/Risk
