Selkirk Flood Protection Scheme

Programme

The Selkirk FPS Project Programme is a live document and is used by the Project Team to monitor the project's progress. The Project Programme is very large and includes a line for each activity to be undertaken. This stretches from the Project Kick-Off Meeting on 15th October 2009 until the as yet undetermined date when everything is complete.

The Selkirk FPS has been broken into 8 distinct stages. These 8 stages allow for the logical grouping of activities that require to be completed during the life of the scheme. In general the stages are designed such that they are completed one after the other however the Project Team advanced parts of Stage 2 and Stage 3 simultaneously. This was to deliver greater efficiency and to shorten the total length of the programme.

This Project Programme is updated as often as required to allow for full control of the project's many activities. It is fully updated on a monthly basis as part of the quality control and project management processes.

The Stage Programme

Because of the size, complexity and duration of the live Project Programme the Project Team have designed a simplified programme which details the main stages of the project. To view the most recent version of this programme please click the image below.

The following points are worth noting:

Stage 1 of the Project was completed on 15th October 2009 when Stage 2 commenced
Stage 2 of the Project was completed on 20th January 2011
Stage 2 and Stage 3 were essentially run concurrently to deliver efficiencies and reduce programme length
Stage 3 has not yet formally closed but is currently programmed to be completed on 25th May 2011
Stage 4 commenced on 21st January 2011
The current programme identifies real targets for Stage 4 and Stage 5
The latter part of Stage 5 involves approval of the Selkirk FPS under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (more details). This is a statutory process and therefore out of the control of the Project Team. In the event of a valid formal objection the scheme approval could take years. The Project Team are therefore not prepared to commit to real targets from this point onwards
The programme has identified possible timescales for Stages 6, 7 and 8 for illustration purposes only

The Programme for Stages 4 & 5

The Project Team have also designed a simplified programme detailing some of the main activities in Stages No. 4 and 5. These are the stages that are of most relevance just now and these are the activities that will hopefully see us through to scheme approval by December of this year. To view the most recent version of this programme please click the image below.

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Date	Description
July 2010	Use the results of the public exhibition and further technical assessment to pull together the proposals into a preferred Scheme. Continue with ecology surveys.
August 2010	Continuation of scheme option selection and appraisal. Undertake more consultation with relevant landowners, public and stakeholders to ensure the proposals are acceptable.
September 2010	Preferred Scheme report drafted and approvals process begins. This is the most important part of the project in terms of what flood protection measures will actually form the Scheme and the process will therefore take several weeks. St Mary’s Loch Working Group convened for the first time to specifically discuss the impacts and issues relating to the potential for using the Loch to store floodwater.