Second Thatcham reservoir after 'one in 100-year' storm

A similar scheme was completed at Cold Ash Hill last August

A second reservoir is to be built as part of flood alleviation work following a "one in 100-year storm" in a Berkshire town.

The basin and raised earth embankment at Tull Way, Thatcham, has been approved by West Berkshire Council.

A similar scheme was completed at Cold Ash Hill last August.

In 2007, Thatcham was devastated by severe floods, with about 1,000 homes damaged by flood water that rose to 4ft (1.2m) in places.

West Berkshire Council described the weather as a "one in 100-year storm".

The Ash Bourne stream, which flows under Tull Way, has been overflowing and flooding properties where it crosses Bowling Green Road since the 1950s, the planning report said.

Northfield Road has also suffered several floods since the 1970s.

The reservoir is estimated to have a storage capacity of 56,300 cubic metres.