VILLAGERS are being urged to find out more about a scheme designed to help reduce the risk of flooding.
The Environment Agency is staging drop-in sessions for residents affected by its Coggeshall, Feering and Kelvedon flood alleviation scheme.
The scheme is designed to prevent the risk of flooding from the River Blackwater to around 300 homes in the area.
It is hoped the project will hold back floodwaters.
However, this scheme has been criticised by Coggeshall residents in the past.
Protestor group Coggeshall Residents Against the Quarry (CRAQ) previously said the Environment Agency's plan "was the "least popular option" and the most environmentally damaging.
The group claim the best option would be natural flood management through tree-planting and the creation of ponds.
The Environment Agency plans to work with Blackwater Aggregates to use a quarryin the river valley to create a flood storage area.
It would aims to enhance the landscape by creating large areas of biodiverse habitat.
For any resident wanting to find out more, drop-in sessions are being held on March 26, at 8pm at Christ Church, in Stoneham Street, Coggeshall, and the Old Essex Barn, in Cranes Lane, Kelvedon.
A planning application for this scheme will be sent to Essex County Council.
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