Further to the answer to question S6W-04901 by Mairi McAllan on 24 December 2021, whether it will provide an update on which of the 42 form…

Local authorities are responsible for the development and delivery of flood protection schemes. The 2015-2021 Flood Risk Management Strategies included 42 formal flood protection schemes. Local authorities were expected to start work on development of these schemes by 2021. However as flood protection schemes can have significant impacts on individuals, communities and the environment, and so require careful and detailed planning and consultation, it was recognised that construction work may not be completed within the 2015-2021 timeframe.
Schemes (a) under construction are as follows:
Scheme
(ii)
Properties protected
(i)
Completion
Date
(iii A)
Initial cost
(£ million) (1)
( iii B)
Estimated final cost
(£ million) (2)
Upper Garnock
600
2023
15.5
18.5
Hawick
970
2023
37.4
78.6
Stonehaven
376
2023
19.9
27.5
Caol and Lochyside
296
2023
8.4
15.7
Arbroath
530
2023
1.4
13.5
Campbeltown
770
2023
9.3
15.2

Schemes (b) under development are as follows:
Scheme
Stage
(ii) Properties protected
(iii A)
Initial cost
(£ million) (1)
( iii B)
Estimated Final Cost of Scheme (2)
Kilmacolm – Glenmosston Burn
Confirmed (3)
Not held
0.5
0.5
Comrie
Confirmed (3)
189
15.7
28.4
Millport Coastal
Confirmed (3)
657
12.1
48.6
Dumbarton
- Gruggies Burn
Confirmed (3)
370
14.5
20.0
Quarrier’s Village
Confirmed (3)
60
0.2
0.4
Dumfries
- Whitesands
Confirmed (3)
166
18.9
37.5
Water of Leith (Coltbridge, Gorgie, Saughton) Phase 3
Confirmed (3)
75
Not held
Not held
Mill Burn Millport
Confirmed (3)
124
1.1
1.7
Musselburgh
Under development
2500
8.9
95.9
Milnathort
Under development
79
1.9
2.2
Stranraer
Under development
350
0.4
1.2
Langholm
Under development
200
2.0
15.5
Newton Stewart/ River Cree
Under development
270
7.5
18.5
South Kinross
Under development
Not held
3.2
3.8
Bridge of Allan
Under development
Not held
4.4
17.3
Callander
Under development
30
2.4
4.7
Haddington
Paused (5)
320
8.5
8.5
Stirling
Paused (5)
810
26.2
86.6
Grangemouth FPS
Paused (5)
2980
111.5
420 (4)
St Andrews
- Kinness Burn
Paused (5)
133
3.2
3.2
South Fords
Paused (5)
58
1.4
1.4
Scone
Paused (5)
44
0.7
0.8
(1) Note: Initial costs as provided by local authorities in 2016-17.
(2) Note: Final Scheme costs are the latest estimates provided by local authorities. Differences between these latest estimates and initial cost estimates arise because flood protection schemes are put forward for prioritisation at various stages of their development to fit with Flood Risk Management Planning cycle set out in the FRM Act. Costs are revised over time as designs are finalised and more detailed investigations are carried out and as new information emerges.
Schemes will only be taken forward for construction if they receive the necessary statutory and regulatory approvals so the expected completion date is not yet known.
More detailed information on each of the schemes can be obtained from the relevant local authorities whose responsibility it is to develop and deliver flood protection schemes and who are best placed to answer specific questions on each of the schemes.
(3) Note: Formally confirmed under Flood Risk Management Act (2009).
(4) Note: The reasons for cost variations set out in Note 2 also apply to Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme. The presence of critical national infrastructure (port, refinery and fuel distribution) and the scale of the overall project (27km of defences) means that the variation may be larger than other flood protection schemes.
(5) Note: In July 2021 COSLA recommended to Scottish Ministers that the flood protection schemes prioritised in the first cycle which were not yet “legally committed” were paused and that a review of projects was undertaken to examine the status of each project and carry out an assessment of whether the project is still suitable to proceed. Six schemes remain paused and an S