]> 2026-04-16T14:52:12+00:00 Case study:River Brent at Brent Cross 500 en Draft Removing of concrete structures Environment Agency Great Britain Yes No Yes false No 51.575519561767,-0.22064033150673 Environment Environment Agency Agency Removing of concrete structures,Reedbed creation,, ,,Aesthetics, Improved public access, 12643 Planned Salix designed and constructed a 40 metre enhanced channel and imported flint reject stone was used to create in channel features, two riffles and a point bar. Diverse marginal and bankside vegetation was established using mature pre-established coir rolls and pallets. Locally harvested tree trunks were used to create a double flow deflector. Additionally, a large backwater was created on line and just downstream of the enhanced reach. A stream enhancement project at a gas pipeline river crossing as ecological mitigation to a degraded reach of stream as part of a major pipeline project. Salix were asked by Main Contractor Murphy Pipelines to assess a degraded reach of the River Pinn near Ickenham with the goal of enhancing the reach. The channel had been modified previously and was characterised by slow water flow, over deep and ponded with a silty bed and steep banks covered in nettles.<br> Planning application submitted (M&S) River Brent at Brent Cross river brent at brent cross No London Thames Reedbed creation Dollis Brook dollis brook Aesthetics Improved public access 10 - 100 km² 147 100 - 200 m Dollis Brook GB106039022980 Economic aspects Fisheries Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits GB106039022980 Dollis Brook 2014-04-03T08:34:21Z 2456750.8571875 2017-05-31T10:40:02Z 2457904.9444676 River Brent at Brent Cross 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!River Brent at Brent Cross]] [[Subcatchment title::Dollis Brook]] River Brent at Brent Cross# QUERY85b7f2c20a98cf7469e51495825b8935