Second phase of consultation
Following on from the initial consultation, we will be running a series of engagement sessions during which the designs will be on display. Please come along to speak to one of our consultants and have your say about the scheme.
The dates for engagement are as follows, and you can find more information by clicking on this link:
- Sunday 16 October
- Sunday 13 November
- Sunday 29 January
First phase of consultation
Background
The council is the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) for London Borough of Barnet as stipulated under Flood and Water Management Act 2010. As an LLFA this means we are responsible for managing local flood risks from surface water, groundwater, and ordinary watercourses across the borough.
Barnet’s Local Flood Risk Management Strategy has identified 33 Critical Drainage Areas (CDAs) which are at the highest risk of surface water flooding. The top ten priority CDA’s, including Muswell Hill (CDA 014), are part of our priority flood risk management program that has been produced as part of our Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
This consultation is for the proposed flood alleviation scheme (within Muswell Hill CDA) at Halliwick Recreational Ground (N10) in Barnet. The scheme proposes to build a new flood storage detention basin in the north -eastern corner of the Halliwick Recreational ground which will store storm water during heavy rain, reducing the risk of flooding to nearby properties and highways.
Benefits of the proposed scheme
The proposed scheme will be the first sustainable urban drainage scheme in the borough. In addition to providing flood mitigation benefits, the scheme will provide environmental, amenity benefits for the local residents and biodiversity and habitat enhancements. The flood storage basin will also provide water quality benefits by treating the storm water runoff from the highways.
Scheme details and how the scheme will look
The scheme will divert the rainwater from Albion Avenue (N10) into a shallow drainage channel along the existing footpath in the recreation ground and then store it in a basin in the north-eastern corner of the Halliwick Recreational ground. The scheme will be carefully designed to reduce the flood risk to the nearby properties and highways. You can view the images here.
What we are consulting on
The scheme is now being moved into Detailed Design and Construction stage and we want to hear your views on our proposals, so that we can gather your feedback at an early stage, before the detailed designs are finalised. We are very interested to hear from local residents specially along The Vale, Albion Avenue, George Crescent and other adjacent streets about their past flooding experiences.
How to have your say:
Attend an engagement event in the Recreational ground.
An engagement event on the proposed scheme has been organised for 19 June in the Halliwick Recreation Ground, where we will be happy to share more information on the scheme and capture any initial feedback from local residents.
The event will also be used to highlight the benefits are of such schemes and help raise awareness of the flood risk and impacts of climate change within the local community.
Regular engagement events will then be organised in the Recreation Ground throughout the summer and autumn and the dates will be published on this page. We will keep residents updated on the progress of the scheme.
If you would like to be informed on the upcoming events, please complete an online registration form. LINK
Complete our online questionnaire
We are keen to hear your views on our proposals and encourage you to also have your say by completing our very brief and simple online questionnaire.
If you would like to request a paper questionnaire or another format, please: email fwm@barnet.gov.uk or telephone 020 8359 3555.
You can also send any previous flooding photos/videos to fwm@barnet.gov.uk.
Alternatively, you can write to us at:
Flood & Water Management, 7th Floor – Re Highways, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW.
If you would like someone to help you complete the questionnaire or need more information, please contact us using one of the above methods.
What happens after the consultation closes?
This initial consultation to gather early feedback closes on 30 July 2022.
We will consider all the comments returned to us, and if possible, will utilise them to inform the detailed design of the scheme, expected to finish by September 2022.
We will publish the results of this initial consultation in September 2022.
