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Favoured option emerges

Restoration of the floodplain across the Big and Little Marshes is the favoured option for the Lower Otter team.
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Agency committed to project

The Environment Agency has confirmed its commitment to the Lower Otter Restoration Project while applications for funding grants are made.
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Funding is a major consideration for the Lower Otter Restoration Project, which is very unlikely to go ahead without substantial external support.

The cost of the project is currently estimated to be around £8 million. It could be as low as £5 million or as high as £12 million, depending on its eventual scale and scope.

During Phase Two of the project we are undertaking further studies to clarify what work is required, what the technical constraints are and, therefore, what the project might cost.

Potential sources of funding

• Environment Agency
• Match funding from European sources like the INTERREG VA programme
• The Heritage Lottery Fund
• The Landfill Communities Fund
• Sporting bodies (to contribute towards the relocation of Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club)
• Clinton Devon Estates.  

None of these funding sources are certain.