Recently the council and its partners have been looking at how moorland fires can have a significant impact on the landscape due to the loss of vegetation.
The lack of trees, shrubs and vegetation on the ground, and the change in the moorland surface can increase the runoff of water during rainfall, increasing the chance of flooding in some places.
Across the borough the council and our partners are working on a number of short and long-term flood reduction schemes to tackle issues in known flood zones – this will help reduce the potential for damage to properties or infrastructure.
This seemed like a good time to update you about flood defence work that has been carried out in the borough. Below is a spreadsheet that has information about finished, ongoing and proposed work in Saddleworth and Lees.
The attached document provides some information regarding floods after moorland fires and general advice about flooding and useful contacts.
The following link also provides useful information www.oldham.gov.uk/flooding
| District | Emergency Gully Clearing work
Due to the Moorland fires (Completed) |
Trash Screen Cleared (Works about to commence or are ongoing or recently completed) | Minor Works (Works about to commence or are ongoing or recently completed) | Major works (Require a detailed design) |
| Saddleworth | Thorpe Close, Austerlands Heywood Lane, Austerlands Huddersfield Road, Austerlands Friezland Lane, Greenfield Oak View Road, Greenfield Manchester Road, Greenfield Greenbridge Lane, Greenfield Tunstead Lane, Greenfield Chew Valley Road, Greenfield Holmfirth Road, Greenfield Arthurs Lane, Greenfield Higher Arthurs, Greenfield Kinders Lane, Greenfield Park Road, Greenfield Central Avenue, Greenfield Ladhill Lane, Greenfield. High Street, Lees Shaws Lane, Uppermill Smithy Lane, Uppermill Station Lane, Uppermill High Street, Lees |
Golburn Clough, Greenfield | Taylor Green Way, Lees | Delph New Road Scheme , Delph |
| Shaws Lane, Uppermill | Beechfield, Lees | Valley Mews Scheme (A635 Manchester Road), Greenfield | ||
| Ladcastle, Uppermill | Burnage Fold, Grasscroft | Oak View Road Scheme, Greenfield | ||
| Medlock, Lees | Running Hill, Dobcross | Golburn Clough Scheme, Greenfield | ||
| Greenbridge Lane, GreenField | ||||
| Stockport Rd, Lydgate | Churchfields, Dobcross | |||
| Standedge foot, Diggle | ||||
| Heywood Lane, Austerlands |
