Is Tonbridge prone to flooding?
In total, 24.4sqkm (10.1 percent) of the district lies within Flood Zone 3 and is considered to be at high risk from flooding from the sea or rivers. The River Medway and its tributaries are a significant contributory factor to the flood risk throughout Tonbridge and Malling.
Does Marden Kent flood?
The Maidstone Stage 1 SWMP highlighted the drainage area covering Marden as having a significant history of flooding, particularly on the highways.
Does Hildenborough flood?
Background. Communities in Tonbridge and Hildenborough are at risk of flooding from the River Medway. Flooding occurred in these areas in 1960, 1963, 1968, 1974, 2001 and 2013/14. The Leigh flood storage area (FSA) was built to reduce the risk of future flooding to approximately 1,200 homes and businesses.
How does the Leigh flood barrier work?
The FSA reduces the risk of flooding to around 1,200 homes and businesses in Tonbridge and Hildenborough. It works by storing the peak of a flood upstream and releasing it in a controlled manner once the peak has passed. The flood storage area sits between the villages of Leigh and Penshurst in Kent.
Does it flood in Staplehurst?
Ward Cllr for the village, John Perry, says the floods are made worse in Staplehurst because of drainage issues on the new build estate in Marden Road. He said: “A lot of the water has gone down but it always floods along Chart Hill Road because of the medieval bridge which blocks the stream.
When was the Leigh flood barrier built?
1982
In 1982, the Southern Water Authority completed the Leigh flood storage area (FSA). The FSA reduces the risk of flooding to around 1,200 homes and businesses in Tonbridge and Hildenborough. It works by storing the peak of a flood upstream and releasing it in a controlled manner once the peak has passed.
When was the Tonbridge flood barrier built?
The Leigh Barrier was built in 1982 to reduce the flood risk in Tonbridge by controlling the amount of water flowing through the town. The Environment Agency said it provided some protection for communities downstream, such as East Peckham and Yalding, but that was not its primary purpose.
How does a flood storage area work?
Their purpose is to attenuate an incoming flood peak to a flow level that can be accepted by the downstream channel. Flood storage areas do not completely remove the chance of flooding and can be overtopped or fail in extreme weather conditions.
What is the flood risk in Tonbridge (Kent)?
Map of Tonbridge (Kent) postcodes and their flood risks. Each postcode is assigned a risk of high, medium, low, or very low, and then plotted on a Tonbridge flood map. Most Tonbridge postcodes are medium flood risk, with some low, high, and very low flood risk postcodes.
Where is in the Middle River Medway flood zone?
The River Medway from Penshurst to Hampstead Lock at Yalding, including the Leigh Flood Storage area, the Ensfield Road, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, the Hop Farm, East Peckham, Branbridges and Hale Street The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Middle River Medway.
Is this a live map of current flooding risk?
It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the “hundred year” flood risk).
How did Storm Dennis affect Tonbridge’s parks?
They are a mere snapshot of the chaos caused by Storm Dennis, which brought a 48-hour deluge of heavy rain to the UK this weekend. Water-logged fields and rivers were still suffering from last week’s Storm Ciara chaos, which also brought strong winds and heavy rain. But now one park in Tonbridge looks more waterlogged than ever.