Whitesands Flood Defence Project
Sector: Flood Protection • Location: Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
Source: BBC
The Whitesands flood defence project in Dumfries aims to protect the area from chronic flooding issues that have been discussed for decades. However, rising costs have led to calls for the project to be dropped in favor of other community priorities.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Flood Protection
- Location
- Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- BBC
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Original status | Planned |
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Whitesands flood defence project in Dumfries aims to protect the area from chronic flooding issues that have been discussed for decades. However, rising costs have led to calls for the project to be dropped in favor of other community priorities. |
Original sector | Flood Protection |
Budget |
Location
Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
State | Scotland |
City | Dumfries |
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Source | BBC |
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Record type | Project |
Article published date | 2025-02-28 |
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