Overview
The Whitesands area of Dumfries experiences regular flooding. This affects levels of investment in the area and causes damage to properties and infrastructure. The frequency and severity of flooding will increase because of climate change, so such events are expected to become more common and more severe.
Dumfries and Galloway Council has made proposals for flood protection, drawing on expertise from specialists in flood modelling and protection, civil engineering, ecology and conservation to review all options for tackling the problem and respect the unique history, heritage and cultural assets of the area.
Councillors agreed the council should progress the published Flood Protection and Public Realm Improvements Scheme on 4 October 2023.
Find all Whitesands project planning documents
Flood protection order
In June 2017, council members published Whitesands Project (Flood Protection and Public Realm Improvements) with a flood protection order and related documents.
As well as reducing flood risk, the project supports the aspirations of the Dynamically Different Dumfries agenda, and will help to transform the Whitesands area, greatly improving an under-utilised area of the town.