Essex residents who have suffered the heartbreak of a flooded home can now apply for extra funding to help prevent it happening again. We imagine that these people will soon begin to learn about weeping tile and french drain systems that will hopefully reduce the risk of flooding as they aim to remove water from areas close to properties.
Essex County Council has received a £100,000 boost from the Environment Agency to protect Essex homes from flooding. This is in addition to £145,000 already in the pot, bringing the total now available to £245,000.
The council’s Essex Flood and Water Management team has run the Property Level Protection (PLP) scheme successfully since 2015.
This scheme offers a £5,000 grant to homeowners whose homes have flooded previously, with the money tailored to individual homes to make them more resilient to flooding. In some cases, the heavy rain that brings the flooding will damage the roofs of houses, this is where a Raleigh roof replacement service, or one closer to the house’s location, will be needed, to make sure that no damage is left resulting in more issues at a later date. And, of course, not everyone’s properties will be more flood-resilient even after the extra money has been spent. At this point, people may think about relocating, and those after a quick sale might want to consider using someone like these S.A. buyers that have been buying homes for many years so they can move on and into a home that’s maybe not as close to the water.
Successful applicants have their properties surveyed and receive a consultation with the flood product suppliers.
They recommend necessary products such as waterproof airbricks, flood doors, flood barriers, waterproof brickwork liner, pumps and more. If the cost is in excess of £5,000 the homeowner is asked to contribute. As well as looking at the surrounding drain network, including immediate areas and blocked drains in surrounding areas such as hertfordshire.
Residents who have suffered internal property flooding and have not since protected their homes can visit flood.essex.gov.uk/get-a-flood-grant/property-level-protection-grant-for-homes/apply-for-a-plp-grant/, watch our video, or call 0844 798 1261 to find out more about grants available.
