Policy paper

Programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) schemes

The Environment Agency manages government investment to reduce flood risk and coastal erosion in England.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
12 April 2010
Last updated
31 March 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

AssetProgramme and asset management information and data (includingincluding theinteractive FCERMmap

https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/index.html

List investmentof programmeschemes 1invested Aprilin 2021between toApril 312025 and March 2027)2026

https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/index.htmlODS, 57.2 KB

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List of 29 prioritised projects ready for delivery

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Details

The government is committing a record 2 year investment of £2.65 billion in flood and coastal erosion risk management.  This covers April 2024 to March 2026.

The programme includes information about projects that will receive an allocation between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026. You can download the full list of these projects.

£140 million from the investment programme will be prioritised for 29 projects that are ready for delivery. This will help make sure communities are protected as soon as possible. You can also download the list of these 29 projects.

This 2 year commitment will better protect 52,000 homes and non-residential properties such as: 

  • shops 
  • business and industrial premises 
  • schools 
  • hospitals 
  • transport links 
  • utility sites 

The Environment Agency is committed to reducing the risk of flooding. This includes the risk of flooding from: 

  • rivers 
  • the sea 
  • groundwater 
  • surface water 

We develop projects to reduce flooding and coastal erosion by working with: 

  • local authorities 
  • internal drainage boards 
  • local communities 

The Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs) support this approach and have agreed the programme.  

The programme includes information about projects that will receive an allocation between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.

The future of multiyear projects is subject to change and the outcome of both annual RFCC consenting and the 2025 Spending Review.

Updates to this page

Published 12 April 2010
Last updated 31 March 2025 + show all updates

  1. Additional paragraph added in details about the £140m programme, plus the two ODS spreadsheets added, covering the full programme and the projects in the £140m programme.

  2. Updated page to reflect the government's 2 year investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management.

  3. Details on new capital programme that runs from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2027 added.

  4. We have reviewed and published the updated programme.

  5. Programme updated. New link to data.gov added. Programme spreadsheet removed.

  6. Updated infographic added.

  7. Programme document, and interactive map updated.

  8. Interactive map being updated. Link removed.

  9. Update to text reflecting allocations beyond 2021 and other minor changes.

  10. Please note that the project stages for some projects have been revised. This only affects projects which were previously showing as in construction which are actually in development or pipeline stages of the programme

  11. Programme document, infographic and interactive map updated.

  12. Interactive Map being updated. Link removed.

  13. Link to interactive map re-instated.

  14. Interactive map is being updated. Link removed.

  15. Interactive map is being updated.

  16. Programme document and interactive map updated.

  17. Interactive map: date expected to be available updated.

  18. Interactive map is being updated. Link removed.

  19. Because the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed to bring forward up to £60 million of flood risk management funding, more projects are now in the 6 year programme. Environment Agency have published a list of these projects as a spreadsheet and on a map.

  20. Link to long term investment scenarios 2014 added

  21. The Environment Agency has published a programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management that shows investment for the next 6 years. This is for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2021.

  22. First published.

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