Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme - Your Questions
Overview
- Page 1 – Welcome
- Page 2 – Background and benefits
- Page 3 – Updates and CPO Information
- Page 4 – Your Questions
Your Questions
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- Environment and wildlife
- Recreation and public access
- Costs
- Construction
- Traffic
- Long term management and legacy
- Scheme design
- Flood risk
Environment and wildlife
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Recreation and public access
Could the documents submitted by Corpus Christi to Oxfordshire County Council affect public access under the proposed scheme?
The documents submitted by Corpus Christi College stating that they do not recognise public rights of way on land that will be part of the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme, confirm the current situation. The Environment Agency is committed to ensuring public access to the area in line with what is outlined in our planning application. The new access track along much of the scheme will allow this.
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Some public rights of way will need to be very slightly diverted in order to avoid the new stream, flood walls and embankments. After the scheme is in place, walkers will still be able to use the public rights of way, such as Willow Walk and Devil’s Backbone, as they can now. NB Electric Road is an informal path.
We will be creating a new track along much of the scheme to allow access for maintenance. A proportion of the track will be made into a permissive path that the public are allowed to use for walking or cycling. We are also building new bridges in the scheme area to ensure access is maintained over the new stream and wetland.
Why are Oxford City Council handing over their open space land to the Environment Agency?
Oxford City Council are a partner on the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme and part of their contribution to the scheme includes transferring ownership of some land needed for the scheme. For details of the locations please read the Future Land Use document.
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- Large scale floodwater storage in a range of locations.
- Natural flood risk management measures.
- Engineered flood risk management solutions including flood alleviation channels.
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