Discover how you can become more flood resilient 28th October 2025 Greater awareness of Hull’s current and future flood risk will be on the way for everyone after Hull City Council appointed a team to update Hull’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA). Ove Arup & Partners Limited will assess the current SRFA which helps to inform planning decisions to ensure new development considers flood risk management […] Read more Environment Flooding Housing Living With Water News Regeneration Cllr Charles QuinnDerringhamHull’s Strategic Flood Risk AssessmentLiving With WaterOrchard Park
Living with Water completes flood resilience scheme at Derringham 22nd August 2025 Living with Water’s scheme to create natural flood resilience at Derringham, west Hull completed this week, representing a major milestone in the city’s flood mitigation plan. The Derringham scheme features six new aqua-greens at Louis Drive, Danube Road, Hunsley Avenue, Moorhouse Road, Coventry Street and Manor Road. These nature-based solutions act as temporary basins, storing […] Read more Flooding News Aqua greensCouncillor Charles QuinnDerringhamEast Riding CouncilEnvironment AgencyLiving With WaterUniversity of Hull
Appleton Primary pupils plant hedges as part of Setting Dyke flood resilience scheme 4th December 2024 Children from Appleton Primary School spent a morning planting hedges and learning of the benefits of Hull City Council’s Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme. The pupils were given expert talks from the council’s flood resilience team before planting hedges which will help to protect the new natural flood management feature. The youngsters also learnt about […] Read more Flooding News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesFloodingSetting Dyke
Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke 11th November 2024 Works will begin today, Monday 11 November, on the first phase of the construction of habitat and a flood storage feature within a west Hull watercourse channel, to improve flood defences in the area. Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme, based at Setting Dyke, which carries water from agricultural land in the East Riding, a storage […] Read more Environment Flooding News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesDynamic DrainsEnvironment AgencyFloodingLiving With WaterSetting Dyke
More than 50 trolleys removed from Hull watercourses amid flooding concerns 3rd May 2024 Hull City Council is urging residents to ensure that they dispose of rubbish in the correct manner amid a flood risk after a shocking amount of litter was collected from Hull’s watercourses. As part of Hull’s Dynamic Drains project with the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Groundworks, more than 50 shopping trolleys and hundreds […] Read more Environment Flooding News Regeneration Rivers and bridges Waste Beverley and Barmston DrainEnvironment AgencyHolderness DrainRachel GlossopSetting DykeYorkshire Wildlife Trust
Take a look at Costello Playing Field plans ahead of imminent improvements 6th March 2024 Improvement works on Costello Playing Field are set to begin shortly and the people of Hull are invited to look at the plans and provide feedback. Hull City Council has provided significant investment to the Anlaby Park Road North site which will create a state-of-the-art year-round sports provision. Works will include the creation of a […] Read more Flooding Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Sport Cllr Rob PritchardCostello Playing FieldsPeter Pan Coffee Shop
Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project 19th February 2024 The Living With Water partnership has received a certificate of excellence at a regional awards. The flood resilience project on Rosmead Street in east Hull was recognised at the Institute of Chartered Engineers Yorkshire & Humber awards evening in Harrogate. It received the certificate of excellence accolade in the Smeaton Award for projects under £5 […] Read more Environment Flooding Living With Water News Regeneration Alex CoddCllr Jack HainesLiving With WaterRosmead StreetSmeaton Award
Devolution: Committing to net zero 15th January 2024 Hull City Council continues to work towards its net zero targets as it reaffirms its commitment to creating a sustainable future. Devolution would help to achieve these goals, with the proposals on the table for Hull and East Yorkshire promising close working on pan-Humber matters. This would come in the shape of representation from the […] Read more Devolution Environment Flooding Living With Water News Regeneration 2030 Carbon Neutral Hull StrategyCllr Jack HainesDevolutionHull District Heat NetworkLiving With WaterOh Yes! Net Zero
£42m invested to protect from flooding a decade on from tidal surge 5th December 2023 On 5 December 2013, Hull was submerged by a tidal surge, the like of unseen since 1953. Over 250 properties and many roads were flooded and impacted areas stretched from the North Sea to the Humber, with significant damage suffered in many communities. Now, a decade on, over £42 million has been invested in […] Read more Civic Flooding News Regeneration 2013 Tidal SurgeCllr Jack HainesHumber 2100+Humber Hull Frontage Scheme
Humber Frontage Flood Defence receives prestigious award 27th November 2023 One of Hull City Council’s flood alleviation schemes has been recognised with a prestigious national award. The Humber Frontages Flood Defence scheme won the national Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Excellence in Planning award. The £42m investment features a seven-kilometre tidal flood defence protecting circa 113,000 properties up until at least 2040, with the potential […] Read more Flooding News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesHumber Frontage Flood DefenceRTPI Awards
Hong Kong drainage delegates visit Hull’s flood defences 19th October 2023 Delegates from the drainage section of Hong Kong’s government visited the Guildhall in Hull last week to learn about the city’s resilient flood alleviation schemes. The visitors from Asia visited Hull’s tidal surge barrier and Humber Hull Frontage, as well as sharing ideas with Hull City Council’s partners Living With Water. This was followed by […] Read more Civic Environment Flooding Living With Water News Flood alleviation schemeHong KongLiving With Water
Flood defence schemes show worth after significant summer rains 8th August 2023 Hull’s flood defence schemes have shown their worth once again after no property flooding was reported in the city despite significantly higher than average rainfall in recent weeks. Following the June 2007 floods, which saw more than 9,000 properties in the city damaged, as well as the December 2013 tidal surge, drastic improvements were made […] Read more Flooding Living With Water News Cllr Jack HainesFloodingLiving With Water
