FOI Request - Flash Flooding Reports

Request 101003857234

1.  How many reports of blocked highway drains did you receive in 2023 and in 2024, as well as 2025 year to date

2.  How many blocked highway drains were reported more than once in 2023 and in 2024, as well as 2025 year to date

3.  How many blocked highway drains did you clear in 2023 and in 2024, as well as 2025 year to date  

4.  How many individual homes flooded due to blocked highway drains in 2023 and in 2024, as well as 2025 year to date or How many individual homes in your area were affected by urban flash flooding in 2023 and in 2024, as well as 2025 year to date  

5.  How many acres [or square metres] of land was passed for new housing, commercial, industrial developments or car parks in 2023 and in 2024, as well as 2025 year to date  

6.  How many residential properties were protected by new flood defences (including all flood mitigation measures) in 2023 and 2024, as well as 2025 year to date . Please split between existing properties and new build developments.

If possible, please break data down by the smallest areas possible - i.e. by borough, or street.

Response 23-10-2025

1. We received the following enquiries that were logged as Gully / Blocked

2023     - 299
2024     - 292
2025*   – 117
*Note 2025 is year to date as of 22/09/2025
** these could be for 1 gully per enquiry or for multiple gully reported in a single enquiry

2.  Information not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act - information not held.

3. We completed the follow number of instruction that we logged as Gully / Blocked.  These were separate cleans to our regular cyclical gully cleaning operations.

2023 - 386
2024 - 366
2025* - 144
*Note 2025 is year to date as of 22/09/2025
** these could be for 1 gully per instruction or for multiple gully that were cleared in a single instruction

4. Information not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act - information not held.

5. Information not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act - information not held.

6. Zero.