Queen’s Wood natural flood management project

This scheme includes natural flood measures (NFM) in Queen’s Wood to prevent damage to the wood and flooding of properties. 

It covers the:

• the daylighting (open channelling) of the existing Thames Water surface water sewer and diversion of these water flows into an open watercourse, or a modified existing watercourse, across the site
• the construction of instream NFM structures such as channel stuffing, and leaky dams constructed from imported timber and some in situ large woody debris, all to create natural attenuation and control the flow within the watercourses
• the formation of temporary wetted areas by installing earth berms to provide a floodplain for the watercourse to spill into during times of heavy flows
• the installation of localised retention basins to create attenuation and settlement areas

These proposals are to help reduce the potential flood risk level to 10 residential and 2 non-residential properties immediately adjacent to the woods, and also up to 35 properties in the Wood Vale area.

Further downstream, the scheme will reduce the risk of flooding to 2 tennis clubs, playing fields, cricket pitch, lawn tennis club, medical surgeries, approximately 36 properties on the A1201 Park Road, Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre, a private GP Surgery and other businesses.

You can download:

• the plan of the Queen's Wood natural flood management project (pdf, 1 page(s), 1.17 MB)
• a letter that was sent to residents about the Queen's Wood project (pdf, 2 page(s), 697.42 KB)
• questions and answers about the Queen's Wood project (pdf, 17 page(s), 232.43 KB)

Queen’s Wood Natural Flood Management decision-making report under delegated authority

During the consultation on the Queen’s Wood natural flood management proposals, we received several objections to the scheme. Each objection and representation received was fully considered and addressed in the design and consultation process, with various amendments made to the original plan.

The current scheme has now been paused. This is because a decision was made that this proposal needs to be undertaken with a phased approach that aligns with the Queen’s Wood management plan being led by conservation officers.