New flood defences for Cardiff could be given the go-ahead this week. Cardiff Council's planning committee will make a decision on plans for a series of flood defences along the Rhymney River and Severn Estuary on Thursday, December 8.
It is hoped that the newly-proposed defences, which would be located along both banks of the Rhymney River and extend along the Severn Estuary coastline east and west from the river mouth, will bolster existing defences at "significant risk of failure". With sea levels expected to rise in the coming years it is feared that the existing defences will no longer be able to provide the level of protection needed.
A council report on the plans states: "The defences along the Severn Estuary coastline to the west of Rhymney River are in very poor condition with erosion occurring at a rapid rate. This is causing landfill material to be deposited into the Severn Estuary from the disused frag tip and the travellers' site to be at risk of disappearance."
