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Extract from Slough Observer\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26-11-2024<\/p>\n

Wraysbury ‘vulnerable’ at start of flood season RBWM told<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Nick Clark\u00a0 – Local Democracy Reporter<\/p>\n

People in a flood-hit village have been left feeling \u2018very vulnerable,\u2019 a resident has told councillors \u2013 as another \u2018flood season\u2019 starts with an important defence still blocked.<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than 1,000 people signed a petition earlier in July calling on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to unblock a watercourse in Wraysbury, which\u00a0was flooded in January<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Simon Williamson, a resident, demanded answers from councillors on what the Royal Borough is doing to unblock the stream \u2013 known as the Wraysbury Drain \u2013 four months on.<\/p>\n

He told councillors: \u201cWe\u2019re at the beginning of the flood season now and residents feel very vulnerable given the extensive flooding last January, and the fact that we absolutely had no flood defences at all for Wraysbury.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Wraysbury Drain: lack of staff slows progress on unblocking<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

As many as 1,329 people signed the petition in July demanding that the council unblock the Wraysbury Drain.<\/p>\n

The 200-year-old watercourse runs from near Wraysbury train station to the Thames in Hyde End and should be an important run-off for flood water. But it has been blocked for four years by debris, roots and gravel.<\/p>\n

Mr Williamson demanded answers from councillors at a meeting on Wednesday, November 20.<\/p>\n

Councillor Richard Coe \u2013 responsible for flooding and enforcement \u2013 told him the council was working with landowners to unblock the Wraysbury Drain at two points.<\/p>\n

He said the landowner at one of the blockages \u2013 construction company Ardmore \u2013 had suggested diverting the course of the stream. He said the council is exploring this but the flow of water may not be restored there until summer 2025.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Council faces questions over Wraysbury flood support<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Councillor Coe said another blockage further downstream at Feather\u2019s Lane is more \u2018complex\u2019 as \u2018half a dozen homes\u2019 have been built there with planning permission\u00a0[over the channel?]<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He added that the Royal Borough can only deal with the blockages one at a time as it has just one member of staff responsible for drainage and enforcement.<\/p>\n

But Ewan Larcombe \u2013 a councillor for Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury from the National Flood Prevention Party\u00a0\u2013 said the council should force the landowners to unblock the Wraysbury Drain.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThis has just gone on and on and I don\u2019t think that you can allow individuals and businesses to block an ordinary watercourse.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou \u2013 the lead local flood authority \u2013 have the powers to deal with the problem. You have powers of enforcement and you have powers to permit.\u201d<\/p>\n

But councillor Coe said discussions with Ardmore had been \u2018positive\u2019, while enforcement action can take \u2018up to 18 months or more\u2019.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe conversations with this landowner to date have been positive however the council reserves its right to use its enforcement powers if appropriate. Currently, it is not appropriate as the landowner has been co-operating with officers to date.\u201d<\/p>\n

END<\/p>\n

Link to source: https:\/\/www.sloughobserver.co.uk\/news\/24751531.wraysbury-vulnerable-start-flood-season-rbwm-told\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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