Reports of Flooding and Potential Damage on East Street

There have been reports of flooding and potential damage on East Street at Crowland.

Please advise



1) How many reports have you received since 1 January 2024

2) What work has been carried out on East street since that date

3) What meetings, discussion, reports, investigations, enquiries or similar have been conducted in relation to this section of the highway

4) What plans are there to conduct further work to mitigate the potential damage

Response:

1) Nine No. reports have been received since 01/01/2024 with respect to flooding or drainage concerns

2) Since 01/01/2024 the following works have been completed: • Cyclic maintenance cleansing of assets, most recent undertaken on the 14/04/2026 • Off programme works to jet clear 6 No. drains and associated connections between the library and No. 40 East Street. Works were completed on the 25/01/2024 with all assets reported as “flowing through fine”. • Off programme works to cleanse five No. drainage assets, with works completed on the 31/10/2025. • Works to remove tarmac overrun left in gully pot following surfacing scheme, with works completed on the 13/02/2026. • Provision of sandbags, with works completed on the 27/08/2026

3) Please see above list for drainage investigations that have been conducted along this length of highway

4) At the time of responding, further works have been committed to investigate gully outside a property on East Street and outfall to surface water main in centre of road. These works are currently awaiting a schedule date.