The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULED WORKS

In the District of Sedgemoor, Somerset

Work No.1A — A barrier, with twin vertical lift gates, across the river Parrett, at a location adjacent to the western boundary of the existing business park known as Express Park, situated to the north of Bridgwater, Somerset. Work No.1A provides a retained channel width (total across the two gate openings) of 30 metres within the river Parrett. Work No.1A includes scour protection, ramped access to the barrier, a cross bridge providing operational access above the gates, and a separate foot and cycle bridge across the watercourse.

Work No.1B — A new surfaced access track, 690 metres in length, commencing at a location situated 390 metres along the unnamed road to the south of Saltlands former landfill site, measured from the junction of that road with the A39 Western Way, and terminating at a point 90 metres north of the junction between footpaths BW10/16 and BW10/12.

Work No.1C — A building for control and associated purposes in relation to Work No.1A, located on the southern boundary of the existing business park known as Express Park and adjacent to the barrier comprised within Work No.1A. Work No.1C includes a hard standing area surrounding the building to provide access and parking, perimeter fencing, and two storage buildings.

Work No.1D — A new surfaced access road, 200 metres in length and commencing at the mini roundabout to the south west of Bridgwater Police Centre car park and terminating at Work No.1C. Work No.1D includes ramped access to Work No.1C and perimeter fencing.

Work No.2A — Raising of an existing flood defence embankment running along the west bank of the river Parrett, 350 metres in length, commencing at a location situated to the immediate north of the barrier site and terminating at the commencement of Work No.2B. Work No.2A includes fencing and a new ramp to provide access to an existing public right of way.

Work No.2B — Works to upgrade the existing outfall structure at Pim’s Clyce, which is located on the west bank of the river Parrett, where that river connects to Wildmarsh Rhyne, to raise the crest level, including new sheet piled retaining walls and infill. Work No.2B includes new fencing and raised access.

Work No.2C — Raising of an existing flood defence embankment running along the west bank of the river Parrett, 450 metres in length, commencing at a location situated 45 metres northwards of Pim’s Clyce and terminating at a point 410 metres east south east of Lower Lakes. Work No.2C includes fencing and a new ramp to provide access to an existing public right of way.

Work No.2D — A new flood defence embankment, 310 metres in length, commencing at the termination of Work No.2C and terminating at a point 380 metres east north east of Lower Lakes. Work No.2D includes one new ramp providing access to adjacent fields and an existing access track.

Work No.2E — A new flood defence embankment, 650 metres in length, commencing at the termination of Work No.2D and terminating on the eastern boundary of the existing public highway known as Straight Drove, at a location 265 metres north west of its junction with Middle Drove. Work No.2E includes an access track, running alongside the new embankment, a field drainage ditch, four new ramps providing access to adjacent fields and one culvert with a flap valve.

Work No.2F — Raising the surface level of the existing public highway known as Straight Drove, across a stretch of highway 40 metres in length and situated between Works Nos. 2E and 2G. Work No.2F includes diversions to existing field drainage ditches.

Work No.2G — A new flood defence embankment, 1645 metres in length, commencing on the western boundary of Straight Drove, at a location adjacent to Work No.2F and terminating at a point 270 metres north west of Perry Wood Farm. Work No.2G includes fencing, tree protection works, five culverts with flow control structures, and nine new ramps providing access to adjacent fields.

Work No.2H — A new flood defence embankment, 545 metres in length, including sheet pile cut-off on the crest centreline, commencing at the termination of Work No.2G and terminating at the unnamed road 80 metres south of Perry Wood Farm. Work No.2H includes lengths of toe drainage, two culverts with flap valves and four new ramps providing access to adjacent fields.

Work No.3A — Raising of an existing flood defence embankment running along the east bank of the river Parrett, 380 metres in length, commencing at a location 20 metres north west of Walpole Clyce and terminating at a point 155 metres south east of Brick Yard Clyce. Work No.3A includes fencing and a new ramp providing access to the existing flood defence situated upstream of Walpole Clyce.

Work No.3B —Raising of an existing flood defence embankment running along the east bank of the river Parrett, 70 metres in length, commencing at the termination of Work No.3A and terminating at a point 90 metres south east of Brick Yard Clyce. Work No.3B incorporates a 22 metre length of box gabion wall to the landward toe of the raised embankment. Work No.3B also includes new fencing and a new ramp providing access to the raised embankment.

Work No.3C — A replacement flood wall, comprised in reinforced concrete and glass panels, 85 metres in length, situated between Works Nos. 3B and 3D.

Work No.3D — Reinforcement of an existing flood defence embankment running along the east bank of the river Parrett, 430 metres in length, commencing at Brick Yard Clyce and terminating at a point 430 metres north west of Brick Yard Clyce. Work No.3D includes works to reinforce the existing embankment over the outfall structure known as Brick Yard Clyce, four new ramps providing access to adjacent fields, fencing, and the replacement of existing drainage.

Work No.3E — A new flood defence embankment, 300 metres in length, commencing at the termination of Work No.3D and terminating at a location situated 450 metres south west of Pawlett. Work No.3E includes fencing, two new ramps providing access to adjacent fields and works to infill an existing dry pond.

Work No.4A — Raising of an existing flood defence embankment running along the west bank of the river Parrett, 920 metres in length, commencing at a location situated 1,000 metres south east of Combwich and terminating at a point 120 metres south east of Combwich Wharf. Work No.4A includes works to extend an existing culvert beneath the embankment at Tuckett’s Clyce, fencing and three new ramps providing access to adjacent fields.

Work No.4B — A new flood defence embankment, 800 metres in length, commencing at a location situated 200 metres south east of Putnell Farm and terminating at Work No.4A at a location situated 475 metres north west of the commencement point of Work No.4A. Work No.4B includes two culverts with manual penstocks.

Work No.4C — Reinforcement of existing flood defences, constructed along the alignment of the existing flood defence embankment, commencing at the termination of Work No.4A and terminating at Combwich Wharf.

Work No.5A — A borrow pit, not greater than 3900 square metres in area to provide fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 330 metres east of Sutton’s Pond Nature Reserve.

Work No.5B — A borrow pit, not greater than 16000 square metres in area, providing fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 200 metres south east of Lower Lakes.

Work No.5C — A borrow pit, not greater than 75300 square metres in area, providing fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 330 metres east of Lower Lakes.

Work No.5D — A borrow pit, not greater than 1800 square metres in area, providing fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 230 metres east north east of Lower Lakes.

Work No.5E — A borrow pit, not greater than 60000 square metres in area, providing fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 600 metres north east of Perry Wood Farm.

Work No.5F — A borrow pit, not greater than 36000 square metres in area, providing fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 70 metres east of Walpole Clyce.

Work No.5G — A borrow pit, not greater than 68000 square metres in area, providing fill material for the embankments, at a location situated 130 metres east of Fenlyn’s Clyce.

Work No.6A — Repairs to an existing masonry wall, 15 metres in length, commencing opposite the junction between Harbour View and Riverside and terminating at 30 metres north west of Combwich Pill Sluice. Work No.6A includes the erection of two spiked barriers.

Work No.6B — Raising of low spots, along an 85 metre length of existing flood defence embankment commencing at Combwich Pill Sluice and terminating at a point 55 metres south west of Combwich Wharf.

Work No.6C — Raising of low spots, along a 55 metre length of existing flood defence embankment commencing at a point 45 metres north east of the junction between Riverside and Martyn Close and terminating at a point 70 metres south west of the junction between Riverview and Riverside.

Work No.6D — Raising of low spots, along a 160 metre length of existing flood defence embankment commencing at a point 50 metres east south east of the junction between Riverview and Riverside and terminating at a point 50 metres north east of the junction between Ship Lane and Riverside.

Work No.7A — Installation of new navigation signage and associated infrastructure at a location on the east bank of the river Parrett at a location situated immediately to the south west of Dunball Sluice.

Work No.7B — Installation of new navigation signage and associated infrastructure at a location on the west bank of the river Parrett at a location situated immediately northwards of Bridgwater Docks.

In the District of South Somerset, Somerset

Work No.8A — Eel passage improvements at Ablake Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8A includes replacement of the existing side wall of the existing Weir with a reinforced concrete structure incorporating a gravity eel pass in the river Yeo.

Work No.8B — Eel passage improvements at Ham Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8B includes the addition of eel stud tiles to the existing weir face and minor modifications to the weir in the river Parrett.

Work No.8C — Eel passage improvement at Long Load Sluice to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8C includes replacement of a section of the existing river wall with a reinforced concrete structure incorporating a gravity eel pass in the river Yeo.

Work No.8D — Eel passage improvements at Monk’s Leaze Clyse to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8D includes installation of a pumped eel pass installed within the existing sluice structure between the river Parrett and the river Sowy.

Work No.8E — Eel passage improvements at Midelney Pumping Station to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8E includes replacement of the existing side wall with a reinforced concrete structure incorporating a gravity eel pass in the River Isle.

Work No.8F — Eel passage improvements at Thorney Mill Sluices to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8F includes installation of an eel bristle trough fixed to the existing channel side wall and minor modifications to the weir crest to allow installation of the trough within the river Parrett.

Work No.8G — Eel passage improvements at Witcombe Bottom Tilting Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8G includes the installation of an eel bristle trough on the existing weir between the river Yeo and the Witcombe Bottom Main Drain.

In the District of Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset

Work No.8H — Fish passage improvements at Bishop’s Hull Gauging Station to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8H includes lowering the right third of the weir crest to improve fish passage and installation of gravity feed eel tiles on the existing river wall of the River Tone.

Work No.8I — Fish passage improvements at Bradford-on-Tone Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8I includes installation of a rock ramp fish pass in land adjacent to the bank of the River Tone.

Work No.8J — Fish passage improvements at Firepool Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8J includes replacement of timber stop boards in the existing fish pass with new boards with curved notches and installation of a new gravity eel pass in the side wall of the existing fish pass on the River Tone.

Work No.8K — Fish passage improvements at French Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8K includes replacement of timber stop boards in the existing fish pass with new boards with curved notches, installation of a new gravity eel pass in the side wall of the existing fish pass and installation of a debris deflector at the fish pass exit within the River Tone.

Work No.8L — Fish passage improvements at Longaller Weir to provide mitigation for the operation of the barrier forming part of Work No.1A. Work No.8L includes the installation of an eel board onto the weir face, construction of a rock pre-barrage around the base of the existing fish pass and modifications to the weir crest and face within the River Tone.